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Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
zài
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
joi3
Short definition re-
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions againCdict iconMDBG iconAdso icon / secondCdict iconMDBG icon / anotherCdict iconMDBG icon / then (after sth, and not until then)MDBG icon / once moreCdict iconMDBG icon / re-Cdict iconMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: again
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then)
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: again; once more; re-; second; another; anymore; re
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: again; once more; re-; second; another'
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不要(bù yào) must not
(zài) re-
假装(jiǎ zhuāng) to feign
一切都( yī qiē dū)
好了(hǎo le) ready
不是(bú shì) is not
这样的(zhèyàng) this kind of

Stop pretending that everything's okay. It's not.

(wǒ) I
(gào) to accuse
(sù) to tell
汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
我不会(wǒbúhuì)
(zài) re-
做了(zuòle)

I told Tom I wouldn't do that anymore.

我认为(wǒrènwéi) I guess
(wǒ) I
(men) plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
不应该(bù yīng gāi) should not
(zài) re-
(děng) once

I don't think that we should wait.

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
能不能(néng bù néng) Can we do it?
(zài) re-
(shuō) to scold
一遍(yī biàn) once through

Could you say that again?

(wǒ) I
(bì) must
须要(xū yào) must
(zài) (located) at
医院(yī yuàn) hospital
(zài) re-
(dāi) blank
(duō) many
长的(chángde)
时间(shí jiān) time
(níní) woolen material

How much longer will I have to stay in the hospital?

死亡(sǐ wáng) death
之后(zhī hòu) later
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
便(biànbiàn pián) so
不会(bù huì) not able
(zài) re-
复活(fù huó) to return to life
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
不能(bù néng) to be unable
(sǐ) rigid
(guò) too-
之后(zhī hòu) later
(yòu) also
重回(chóng huí) to return
生命(shēng mìng) living
如果(rú guǒ) if
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
以为(yǐ wéi) to think
(nà nā nā) Na
(huìkuài) will
发生(fā shēng) to occur
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
并非(bìng fēi) really is not
真正(zhēn zhèng) true
死去(sǐ qù) to die

Death is the point at which you can't be alive again. You can't die and then come back to life. If you think that happened, you weren't really dead.

为了(wèi le) in order to
健康(jiàn kāng) healthy
我不( bù)
(zài) re-
抽菸(chōu yān) variant of 抽煙抽烟chou1 yan1

I stopped smoking for the sake of my health.

考试(kǎo shì) to test
不及格(bù jí gé) to fail
意味着( yì wèi) to mean
(zài) re-
等待(děng dài) await
一年(yìnián) twelvemonth

Failing the examination means waiting for another year.

(wǒ) I
老板(lǎo bǎn) boss
(xiǎng) to wish
(zhàn) to take up
(wǒ) I
便宜(pián yi) cheap
我便( biàn)
一掌( yī zhǎng)
(pāi) to swat
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
(zài) (located) at
他的( tā de)
手上(shǒushang) in the hand
(ràng) to yield
(tā) another
不能(bù néng) to be unable
(zài) re-
毛手毛脚(máo shǒu máo jiǎo) to paw

My boss tried to cop a feel but I slapped his hand before he got any further.

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