再 + Adj + 也 (however …, still …)
IntroducedA rule survives even extreme busyness
- Someone suggests skipping lunch to finish work. You insist on a break.
- however再busy忙still也must要eat吃饭。 — Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- however再 + Adj + still也 (however …, still …): however再busy忙still也must要eat吃饭。; however再difficult / hard难still也must要to press on坚持下去。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
Someone suggests skipping lunch to finish work. You insist on a break. What does 再忙也要吃饭。 communicate?
Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes. This 再 means even at a greater degree, not doing the action again. 再吃一口 uses a different meaning of 再.
Follow the speaker
however再busy忙still也must要eat吃饭。
- In the opening situation: however再busy忙still也must要eat吃饭。
- Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes.
Using the pattern named in this lesson: However busy, you still have to eat: ____ 忙也要吃饭。
再 + Adj + 也 … = however …, still …: 再忙也要吃饭.
再 + Adj pairs with 也 to keep the result firm.
Yes — 再…也…(要 / 不…).
Check the limit of the explanation
- This however再 means even at a greater degree, not doing the action again.
- however再variant of 吃吃readily一口 uses a different meaning of however再.
The sentence asks the person to become busy again.
This 再 means even at a greater degree, not doing the action again. 再吃一口 uses a different meaning of 再. Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form however再busy忙still也(completed / change)了must要eat吃饭 needs repair here. Write however再busy忙still也must要eat吃饭 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Rewrite the demonstrated repair exactly: 再忙也了要吃饭
The demonstrated form is 再忙也要吃饭. Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes.
Keep the distinction
- Eating remains necessary however busy the person becomes. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- This however再 means even at a greater degree, not doing the action again. however再variant of 吃吃readily一口 uses a different meaning of however再.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.
What does 再 do to the adjective here?
再难也不放弃 = no matter how hard, won't give up.
Someone suggests skipping lunch to finish work. You insist on a break. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.