再有 (zài yǒu) — (conjunction) if (something) happens again; (conjunction) besides, furthermore, what's more

Definition

A formal written conjunction with two uses: 'if (something) happens again' in conditional clauses, and 'besides / furthermore' when adding a new point — more literary than spoken connectors like 而且.

conjunction
if (something) happens againbesidesfurthermorewhat's more
Easily confused

Examples

  • 再有，。
    zài yǒu Zhè yàng de jī huì, wǒ yí dìng bú huì cuò guò.
    If there's such an opportunity again, I definitely won't miss it.
  • 再有，。
    Nǐ zài yǒu chí dào, lǎo bǎn jiù yào shēng qì le.
    If you're late again, the boss will get angry.
  • ，再有。
    Zhè ge fāng àn chéng běn tài gāo, zài yǒu shí jiān yě bú gòu.
    This plan costs too much, and besides, there isn't enough time.

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.

再zàiagain
有yǒuthere is

“再” (again) and “有” (there is) combine to mean if something exists again or additionally.

Characters in this word

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

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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
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

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