再说
zài shuōㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄛ
Sino-Vietnamese: TÁI THUYẾT
Traditional: 再說
HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 4
Meaning(verb, conjunction)
to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides
Sentence-final ……再说 = deal with it later; at the start of a clause 再说 = besides (adding a reason).
Examples
太晚了,再说外面还在下雨,别走了。
tài wǎn le, zài shuō wài miàn hái zài xià yǔ, bié zǒu le.
It's late, and besides it's still raining—don't go.
这件事明天再说吧。
zhè jiàn shì míng tiān zài shuō ba.
Let's deal with this tomorrow.
我没听清,你再说一遍。
wǒ méi tīng qīng, nǐ zài shuō yí biàn.
I didn't catch that—say it again.
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Stroke order
TÁI · 6 strokes
again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)
THUYẾT · 9 strokes
to persuade
Related words
- 再见 zài jiàn — goodbye; see you again later
- 再 zài — again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)
- 再三 zài sān — over and over again; again and again
- 一再 yī zài — repeatedly
- 再接再厉 zài jiē zài lì — to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts