Meaning of 再次
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- once more; once again
How to use 再次
再次 goes before the verb and sounds a bit more formal than plain 再. It is common in speeches, news, and polite statements. Example: 我再次感谢大家。(Wǒ zàicì gǎnxiè dàjiā.) I thank everyone once again.
再 (zài) means again and 次 (cì) means a time or occurrence, so 再次 is literally "again, one time," one more round of something. Think of 再见 (zàijiàn), "see again," and swap seeing for doing.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes put 再次 after the verb, as in 感谢再次. It must come before the verb: 再次感谢. Also do not confuse 再 (zài, again) with 在 (zài, at or in), which sound identical.
再次 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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再 zài · again · 6 strokes
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次 cì · next in sequence · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 再次.
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye; see you again later |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 其次 | qícì | next; secondly |
| 多次 | duō cì | many times; repeatedly |
| 一再 | yīzài | repeatedly |
| 再三 | zàisān | over and over again; again and again |
| 再也 | zài yě | (not) ever again; (not) any longer |
| 层次 | céngcì | layer; level |
| 不再 | bùzài | no more; no longer |
| 再说 | zàishuō | to say again; to put off a discussion until later |
| 首次 | shǒucì | first; first time |
Questions about 再次
What does 再次 mean?
再次 (zàicì) means "once more; once again" and is used as a adverb.
How do you write 再次?
再次 is made of 2 characters: 再 (6 strokes), 次 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 再次 an HSK word?
Yes. 再次 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 再次 and 又?
又 (yòu) usually describes something that already happened again, as in 他又迟到了 (He was late again). 再次 can describe either past or future repetition and has a more formal tone, as in 公司再次提高了价格 (The company raised prices once again).
How is 再次 different from 一再 and 多次?
再次 means one more time. 一再 (yīzài) means repeatedly, often with emphasis or insistence, like 他一再道歉 (He apologized again and again). 多次 (duō cì) simply states that something happened many times.