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不再 (bù zài) — no longer; no more

Definition

不再 (bù zài) is the adverb 'no longer / not anymore' — a fixed phrase that directly negates a former state or habit. It pairs with 了 to mark a change from past to present.

adverb
no longerno more

Examples

  • 不再。
    Tā bù zài chōu yān le.
    He no longer smokes.
  • ，不再。
    Cóng jīn yǐ hòu, wǒ bù zài chí dào le.
    From now on, I will no longer be late.
  • 不再。
    Tā bù zài zhù zài zhè lǐ le.
    She no longer lives here.

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.

不bùnot
再zàiagain

不 gives not and 再 gives again, together meaning no longer.

Characters in this word

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

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

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

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