再者说 (zài zhě shuì) — (conjunction) besides, what's more, moreover (used to add a supporting point)

Definition

A written/formal conjunction used to add a further supporting point ('besides, what's more'). More literary than 而且; pairs best with serious or argumentative prose.

conjunction
besideswhat's moremoreover (used to add a supporting point)

Examples

  • ，再者说。
    Wǒ bù xiǎng qù, zài zhě shuì tiān qì yòu bù hǎo.
    I don't want to go; besides, the weather is bad.
  • ，再者说。
    Zhè ge fāng àn chéng běn tài gāo, zài zhě shuì shí jiān yě bú gòu.
    This plan costs too much; what's more, there isn't enough time.
  • ，再者说。
    Tā yǐ jīng dào qiàn le, zài zhě shuì nǐ yě yǒu bú duì de dì fāng.
    He already apologized; moreover, you were also in the wrong.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 說; 说 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
兌
兌duì說shuō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 說 pairs 言 (meaning) with 兌 (sound); the simplified 说 is not the form described here.

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