Pictographic: Two fish 冉 caught on a line 一Radical:

meaning for zài:

  • - again
  • - once more
  • - re-
  • - second
  • - another
  • - then (after sth, and not until then)
  • - no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)no more
  • - no longerone more time
  • - again
  • - one more
  • - once againto say again
  • - to put off a discussion until later
  • - moreover
  • - what's more
  • - besidesrepeatedlyto be reborn
  • - to regenerate
  • - to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)
  • - recycling
  • - regeneration

guò
jǐtiān几天
zài
lái
ba

Come back in a few days.


zàijiàn再见
wǒmen我们
xiàcì下次
zài
liáo

Goodbye, we'll talk again next time.


xiān
hēshuǐ喝水
zài
chīfàn吃饭

I will drink water before eating.


de
màozi帽子
diào
le
xūyào需要
zài
mǎi
yīdǐng一顶

My hat fell off and I need to buy another one.


xiān
xǐshǒu洗手
ránhòu然后
zài
kāishǐ开始
chīfàn吃饭

I'll wash my hands first, and then start eating.