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再次 (zài cì) — again; once more

Definition

再次 means 'once again' and is more formal/written than 再; 重 and 重新 are common in everyday speech, with 重新 adding a sense of starting over or doing anew.

adverb
againonce more

Examples

  • 再次，。
    Wǒ zài cì tí xǐng nǐ, míng tiān yào dài shēn fèn zhèng.
    I remind you again, you need to bring your ID tomorrow.
  • 再次。
    Tā zài cì huò dé le bǐ sài de dì yī míng.
    He won first place in the competition again.
  • 再次。
    Qǐng zài cì jiǎn chá yí xià nǐ de dá àn.
    Please check your answers 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.

再zàiagain
次cìtime

The sense of 再 (again) with 次 (time) gives once more.

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 old form of 次 shows a person exhaling, with the marks above the figure representing breath.

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