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一再 (yí zài): Time and again (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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一 • yí • one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

yí一

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Pinyinyí zài

Meaningtime and again; again and again; repeatedly

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one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout

再 • zài • again • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

zài再

again

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 一再.

把握bǎ wòto grasp; to hold; seize
当心dāng xīnbe careful
从此cóng cǐfrom this time on; from now; then on
耽误dān wudelay; hold up
促使cù shǐprecipitate; impel; to urge
尺子chǐ ziruler
宠物chǒng wùpet
参考cān kǎoto consult; to refer to
从前cóng qiánin the past; formerly
单调dān diàomonotonous; dull; drab
单元dān yuánunit; cell
车厢chē xiāngrailway carriage; compartment

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 一再.

Words with 一

一些yī xiēsome
一半yī bànhalf
一点儿yī diǎn era bit
一下

yī xià

[used after a verb] give something a go

一起yì qǐtogether

第一dì yīfirstly

一共yī gòngaltogether

一定yī dìngdefinitely

Words with 再

再见zài jiàngoodbye
再次zài cìone more time
再说zài shuōto say again
再三zài sānagain and again; repeatedly
再生zài shēngto be reborn
再接再厉zài jiē zài lìredouble your efforts
再度zài dùAgain
再现zài xiànReappear

4.

How to Use 一再 in Sentences

yí一

zài再

dào道

qiàn歉

neutral

apologize repeatedly

Adverb + Verbwith 道歉

yí一

zài再

tí提

xǐng醒

neutral

remind repeatedly

yí一

zài再

fā发

shēng生

neutral

happen repeatedly

yí一

zài再

qiáng强

diào调

formal

repeatedly emphasize

5.

Example Sentences with 一再

tā他

yí一

zài再

qiáng强

diào调

zhè这

Adverb + Verb

Adverb + Verb

Adverb + Verb

ge个

wèn问

tí题

de的

zhòng重

yào要

xìng性

。

He repeatedly emphasized the importance of this issue.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

yí一

zài再

qiáng强

diào调

huì会

yì议

de的

zhòng重

yào要

xìng性

，

réng仍

yǒu有

bù部

fen分

chéng成

yuán员

quē缺

xí席

。

Although he repeatedly emphasized the importance of the meeting, some members were still absent.

wèi为

shén什

me么

tā他

yí一

zài再

tuī推

chí迟

tí提

jiāo交

nà那

fèn份

zhì至

guān关

zhòng重

yào要

de的

bào报

gào告

？

Why does he repeatedly postpone submitting that crucial report?

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

duì对

fāng方

dài代

biǎo表

yí一

zài再

chóng重

shēn申

qí其

bù不

róng容

tuǒ妥

xié协

de的

hé核

xīn心

lì立

chǎng场

。

During the negotiations, the opposing representative repeatedly reaffirmed their non-negotiable core position.

mā妈

mā妈

yí一

zài再

dīng叮

zhǔ嘱

wǒ我

，

chū出

mén门

qián前

wù务

bì必

jiǎn检

chá查

méi煤

qì气

hé和

mén门

chuāng窗

shì是

fǒu否

guān关

hǎo好

。

Mom repeatedly reminded me to be sure to check that the gas and doors/windows are turned off/closed before leaving the house.