Usages of zài
你 可以 再 说 吗?nǐ kěyǐ zài shuō ma?
Can you say it again?
明天 我 再 来。míngtiān wǒ zài lái.
I’ll come again tomorrow.
如果 她 不 来, 我们 就 明天 再 去。rúguǒ tā bù lái, wǒmen jiù míngtiān zài qù.
If she doesn’t come, we’ll go again tomorrow.
你 太 忙 了, 我 还是 明天 再 来 吧。nǐ tài máng le, wǒ háishi míngtiān zài lái ba.
You’re too busy; I’d better come again tomorrow.
你 可以 再 说 一下 吗?nǐ kěyǐ zài shuō yíxià ma?
Could you say it again?
我 下班 以后 走, 你 下午 再 打 电话。wǒ xiàbān yǐhòu zǒu, nǐ xiàwǔ zài dǎ diànhuà.
I’ll leave after work; call again in the afternoon.
我 现在 要 上班 了, 你 下午 再 来。wǒ xiànzài yào shàngbān le, nǐ xiàwǔ zài lái.
I need to go to work now; come again in the afternoon.
中午 我 有 事情, 以后 我 再 打 电话 给 你。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 我们 再 说 吧。yǐhòu wǒmen zài shuō ba.
Let’s talk about it later.
我 准备 明天 早上 再 去 超市。wǒ zhǔnbèi míngtiān zǎoshang zài qù chāoshì.
I plan to go to the supermarket again tomorrow morning.
她 一共 还 了 两 本 书, 明天 再 还 一 本。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 说 这 个 安排 好, 可是 她 不 同意, 想 自己 再 安排 一下。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 我 不但 开会, 而且 要 马上 给 她 回 邮件, 我们 晚上 再 聊天。Jīntiān wǒ bùdàn 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 明天 再 安排 一下 吧。wǒmen míngtiān zài ānpái yíxià ba.
Let’s arrange it again tomorrow.
我 不 太 听 得 清楚, 你 可以 再 慢慢 地 说 一下 吗?Wǒ bù 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 听完 以后, 让 她 赶紧 回家, 说 工作 明天 再 做。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 明天 还 不 好, 她 就 得 再 预约 医生。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 本来 想 陪 她 去 医院, 可是 上午 有 课, 只好 中午 再 去 看 她。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.
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