How is 再 pronounced?

再 is pronounced “zài” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 再?

再 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 再?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 再 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 2adverb

再

zài

再 (zài) means “again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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Example

再见！

Zàijiàn!

Goodbye!

Words containing 再

再见zài jiàngoodbye; see you again later 不再bù zàino more; no longer 再次zài cìone more time; again; one more; once again 一再yī zàirepeatedly 再三zài sānover and over again; again and again 再接再厉zài jiē zài lìto continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts 再说zài shuōto say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides 再也zài yě(not) any more 再生zài shēngto be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling; regeneration

More HSK 2 vocabulary

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白báisurname Bai 百bǎisurname Bai 帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist 报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint 比bǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时别biésurname Bie 宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel 长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly 唱歌chàng gēto sing a song 出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc 穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread 次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

Frequently asked questions

What does 再 mean?: 再 (zài) means “again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 再 pronounced?: 再 is pronounced “zài” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 再?: 再 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 再?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 再 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27