再度 (zài dù) — once again; once more | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal/written adverb for 'once again' — stronger and more literary than 再 or 再次, which work in everyday speech. Closer to 重新 in register.

adverb

once againonce more

Examples

再度。
Jīng jì zài dù miàn lín tiǎo zhàn.
The economy is once again facing challenges.
再度。
Tā zài dù yíng dé le guàn jūn.
He won the championship once again.
再度。
Wǒ men xī wàng néng zài dù hé zuò.
We hope to cooperate once more.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

度dùoccasion

再 (again) and 度 (occasion/time) combine to mean once more.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

魚魚yúfish
二二èrtwo

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

又又yòuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

石

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Frequency & Duration

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.