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副词“再”

HSK 2Lesson 8
The Adverb "再": Again, Then
结构Pattern
时间 / 先……再动词 Verb
明天再来
十分钟以后再点菜
先吃饭再看电影
解释Explanation

“再”放在动词前面,表示一个动作以后还会重复或者继续,多用于还没发生的事情:明天再来。“先……,再……”表示两个动作的先后,意思是“然后”。“再见”的“再”也是这个意思。注意:已经重复了的动作一般不用“再”,以后会学“又”。

再 goes before the verb and means "again, once more" or "some more", about something that has NOT happened yet: 明天再来 "come again tomorrow". 再见 literally means "see (you) again". In "先 ..., 再 ..." it means "then, after that" and puts two actions in order: 先吃饭,再看电影 "eat first, then watch the film". It can also mean "put it off until later": 十分钟以后再点菜. For a repetition that has already happened, Chinese uses a different word (又), which you will learn later.

例句Examples
  • 这个菜很好吃,我想再吃一点儿。
    Zhège cài hěn hǎochī, wǒ xiǎng zài chī yìdiǎnr.
    This dish is delicious. I'd like to have a bit more.
  • 他今天不在,你明天再来吧。
    Tā jīntiān bú zài, nǐ míngtiān zài lái ba.
    He's not in today. Come back tomorrow.
  • 我们先吃饭,再去看电影。
    Wǒmen xiān chī fàn, zài qù kàn diànyǐng.
    Let's eat first and then go and see the film.
  • 请你再说一下,好吗?
    Qǐng nǐ zài shuō yíxià, hǎo ma?
    Could you say that once more, please?
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: Could you say that once more, please?

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(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)