Decoded Slug: 再 (zài) - Again; then (in future actions)
Mandarin Grammar Point
再 (zài) - Again; then (in future actions)
再 (zài) - Again; then (in future actions)
Short explanation:
Used to indicate a future action or event that's going to take place again or after something else.
Formation:
Subject + Verb + 再 + Verb
Examples:
吃完午饭后，我们再去看电影。
Chī wán wǔfàn hòu, wǒmen zài qù kàn diànyǐng.
After we finish lunch, then we'll go watch a movie.
疫苗接种完成后，两周再进行测试。
Yìmiáo jiēzhòng wánchéng hòu, liǎng zhōu zài jìnxíng cèshì.
After the vaccination is completed, a test will be conducted again in two weeks.
我工作完再回家。
Wǒ gōngzuò wán zài huíjiā.
I will go home after finishing work.
他们将再相聚一次。
Tāmen jiāng zài xiāngjù yīcì.
They will meet again.
Long explanation:
The Mandarin Chinese word '再 (zài)' is used to express the concept of doing something 'again' or 'another time'. It can also be used to denote the sequence of future actions, similar to the English 'then'. The action or event mentioned with '再' hasn't happened yet at the moment of speaking.