zài

Usages of zài

你nǐ 可以kěyǐ 再zài 说shuō 吗ma?nǐ kěyǐ zài shuō ma?
Can you say it again?
明天míngtiān 我wǒ 再zài 来lái。míngtiān wǒ zài lái.
I’ll come again tomorrow.
如果rúguǒ 她tā 不bù 来lái, 我们wǒmen 就jiù 明天míngtiān 再zài 去qù。rúguǒ tā bù lái, wǒmen jiù míngtiān zài qù.
If she doesn’t come, we’ll go again tomorrow.
你nǐ 太tài 忙máng 了le, 我wǒ 还是háishi 明天míngtiān 再zài 来lái 吧ba。nǐ tài máng le, wǒ háishi míngtiān zài lái ba.
You’re too busy; I’d better come again tomorrow.
你nǐ 可以kěyǐ 再zài 说shuō 一下yíxià 吗ma?nǐ kěyǐ zài shuō yíxià ma?
Could you say it again?
我wǒ 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 走zǒu, 你nǐ 下午xiàwǔ 再zài 打dǎ 电话diànhuà。wǒ xiàbān yǐhòu zǒu, nǐ xiàwǔ zài dǎ diànhuà.
I’ll leave after work; call again in the afternoon.
我wǒ 现在xiànzài 要yào 上班shàngbān 了le, 你nǐ 下午xiàwǔ 再zài 来lái。wǒ xiànzài yào shàngbān le, nǐ xiàwǔ zài lái.
I need to go to work now; come again in the afternoon.
中午zhōngwǔ 我wǒ 有yǒu 事情shìqíng, 以后yǐhòu 我wǒ 再zài 打dǎ 电话diànhuà 给gěi 你nǐ。zhōngwǔ wǒ yǒu shìqíng, yǐhòu wǒ zài dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ.
I have things to do at noon; I’ll call you again later.
以后yǐhòu 我们wǒmen 再zài 说shuō 吧ba。yǐhòu wǒmen zài shuō ba.
Let’s talk about it later.
我wǒ 准备zhǔnbèi 明天míngtiān 早上zǎoshang 再zài 去qù 超市chāoshì。wǒ zhǔnbèi míngtiān zǎoshang zài qù chāoshì.
I plan to go to the supermarket again tomorrow morning.
她Tā 一共yígòng 还huán 了le 两liǎng 本běn 书shū, 明天míngtiān 再zài 还huán 一yì 本běn。Tā yígòng huán le liǎng běn shū, míngtiān zài huán yì běn.
She returned two books in total; she’ll return one more tomorrow.
他Tā 说shuō 这zhè 个gè 安排ānpái 好hǎo, 可是kěshì 她tā 不bù 同意tóngyì, 想xiǎng 自己zìjǐ 再zài 安排ānpái 一下yíxià。Tā shuō zhè gè ānpái hǎo, kěshì tā bù tóngyì, xiǎng zìjǐ zài ānpái yíxià.
He said this arrangement is good, but she doesn’t agree and wants to arrange it herself again.
今天Jīntiān 我wǒ 不但búdàn 开会kāihuì, 而且érqiě 要yào 马上mǎshàng 给gěi 她tā 回huí 邮件yóujiàn, 我们wǒmen 晚上wǎnshang 再zài 聊天liáotiān。Jīntiān wǒ búdàn kāihuì, érqiě yào mǎshàng gěi tā huí yóujiàn, wǒmen wǎnshang zài liáotiān.
Today I not only have a meeting, but also need to reply to her email right away; let’s chat again tonight.
我们wǒmen 明天míngtiān 再zài 安排ānpái 一下yíxià 吧ba。wǒmen míngtiān zài ānpái yíxià ba.
Let’s arrange it again tomorrow.
我Wǒ 不bú 太tài 听tīng 得de 清楚qīngchu, 你nǐ 可以kěyǐ 再zài 慢慢mànmàn 地de 说shuō 一下yíxià 吗ma?Wǒ bú tài tīng de qīngchu, nǐ kěyǐ zài mànmàn de shuō yíxià ma?
I can’t quite hear clearly; could you say it slowly again?
经理jīnglǐ 听完tīngwán 以后yǐhòu, 让ràng 她tā 赶紧gǎnjǐn 回家huíjiā, 说shuō 工作gōngzuò 明天míngtiān 再zài 做zuò。jīnglǐ tīngwán yǐhòu, ràng tā gǎnjǐn huíjiā, shuō gōngzuò míngtiān zài zuò.
After hearing that, the manager told her to hurry home and said the work could be done tomorrow.
要是yàoshi 明天míngtiān 还hái 不bù 好hǎo, 她tā 就jiù 得děi 再zài 预约yùyuē 医生yīshēng。yàoshi míngtiān hái bù hǎo, tā jiù děi zài yùyuē yīshēng.
If she still isn’t better tomorrow, she will have to make another doctor’s appointment.
我wǒ 本来běnlái 想xiǎng 陪péi 她tā 去qù 医院yīyuàn, 可是kěshì 上午shàngwǔ 有yǒu 课kè, 只好zhǐhǎo 中午zhōngwǔ 再zài 去qù 看kàn 她tā。wǒ běnlái xiǎng péi tā qù yīyuàn, kěshì shàngwǔ yǒu kè, zhǐhǎo zhōngwǔ zài qù kàn tā.
I originally wanted to go to the hospital with her, but I had class in the morning, so I could only go see her again at noon.
如果Rúguǒ 你nǐ 没méi 收到shōudào 退款tuìkuǎn, 就jiù 再zài 联系liánxì 一yí下xià 客服kèfú 吧ba。Rúguǒ nǐ méi shōudào tuìkuǎn, jiù zài liánxì yíxià kèfú ba.
If you haven’t received the refund, contact customer service again.
我wǒ 还hái 没méi 收到shōudào 退款tuìkuǎn, 所以suǒyǐ 想xiǎng 再zài 联系liánxì 客服kèfú。wǒ hái méi shōudào tuìkuǎn, suǒyǐ xiǎng zài liánxì kèfú.
I still haven’t received the refund, so I want to contact customer service again.
辣椒làjiāo 够gòu 了le, 算了suànle, 别bié 再zài 买mǎi 了le。làjiāo gòu le, suànle, bié zài mǎi le.
There are enough chili peppers; never mind, don't buy any more.
不好意思bùhǎoyìsi, 请qǐng 再zài 说shuō 一yí 次cì。bùhǎoyìsi, qǐng zài shuō yí cì.
Excuse me, please say it again.
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