HSK 5 · Function Words

再三 zàisān “over and over again” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 再三 means

  1. over and over again
  2. again and again

How to say 再三

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale再zài4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale三sān1st tone, high and level

再三 in a sentence

  1. 妈妈再三提醒我出门要带钥匙。

    Māma zàisān tíxǐng wǒ chūmén yào dài yàoshi.

    Mum reminded me again and again to take my keys when I go out.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他再三考虑以后，决定换工作。

    Tā zàisān kǎolǜ yǐhòu, juédìng huàn gōngzuò.

    After thinking it over again and again, he decided to change jobs.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 再三 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 再 (zài) with each of its parts in a different colour
再zàiagain; once more; re-
  • 一one · yī
  • 冉tender · rǎn
The character 三 (sān) with each of its parts in a different colour
三sānthree
  • 一one · yī
  • 二two · èr

Memory aidThree strokes for three.

How to write 再三

再 6 strokes · 三 3 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

再三 (zàisān) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 再三 (zàisān). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 再三

Words with 再

再见zàijiàn · goodbye再zài · again再次zàicì · once again一再yízài · again and again再接再厉zàijiēzàilì · to keep up the good work

Words with 三

三sān · three丢三落四diūsānlàsì · forgetful

More words: Function Words & Grammar

以来yǐlái · since (a previous event)因而yīn'ér · therefore一再yízài · again and again与其yǔqí · rather than (与其 A，不如 B: B rather than A)在于zàiyú · to lie in则zé · then照常zhàocháng · as usual阵zhèn · measure word for short bursts (of rain

FAQs

再三 (zàisān) means “over and over again” or “again and again”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zàisān: zài with a 4th tone, then sān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 再三 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zaisan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 再三 from the suggestions. Typing zaisan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
再三 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.