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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