Chinese word

不再

Pronunciation

Pinyinbù zài

Meaning

  • adverbno longer

Example

他不再来了。tā bú zài lái le

He is no longer coming.

Illustration for 不再 (no longer)

More examples

他的决定让大家不再担心。tā de jué dìng ràng dà jiā bú zài dān xīn

His decision meant that everyone no longer worried.

Core concept

A boundary after which an action or situation does not continue or return.

Common phrases

  • 不再存在bú zài cún zài

    no longer exist

  • 不再担心bú zài dān xīn

    no longer worry

  • 不再受影响bú zài shòu yíng xiǎng

    no longer be affected

Similar words

再也不zài yě bù: Says with strong emphasis that an action or condition will never occur again.
再也没有zài yě méi yǒu: Indicates that something formerly present or occurring is no longer there or happening.

Definition in Chinese

表示某个动作或情况停止发生，不再继续，一般放在动词前作副词使用。biǎo shì mǒu gè dòng zuò huò qíng kuàng tíng zhǐ fā shēng bú zài jì xù yì bān fàng zài dòng cí qián zuò fù cí shǐ yòng

Word origin

不 (bù, "not") + 再 (zài, "again") combines negation with repetition, yielding the idea that an action or state stops continuing or does not return.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this adverb comes directly before the verb, so the change from an earlier pattern is marked before the action itself.

Other meanings

  • not againadverb

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