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IDENTITY

zàiagain; then (future)

HSK 1Top 120

CORE MEANING

again; then (future)

Part of speech
adverb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.againHSK1
  2. 2.then (after)HSK2

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
frame radical (jiōng)
strokes
6
Structure
top-bottom compound
IDS sequence
⿱一冉
    • the frame
    • the repeated basket
    • part of the structure

USAGE

Common words

再见zàijiàngoodbye
再会zàihuìsee you again

Graded examples

  • 明天再见!Míngtiān zàijiàn!HSK1

    See you tomorrow!

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

A basket (冉) woven a second time (冂) — again, once more.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#120
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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