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再 vs 又 (again: future vs past)
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Again: done or still to come?
- You visited the Great Wall last year. This year you went again, and next year you want to go once more.
- I我this year今年again又to go去(completed / change)了the Great Wall长城，next year明年still还want想again再to go去。 — "I went to the Great Wall again this year, and I want to go again next year."
again又 for the past, again再 for the future
- again又 + Verb + (completed / change)了 = it happened again (already): he / him他again又to arrive late迟到(completed / change)了.
- again再 + Verb = do it again (still to come), in plans, requests and suggestions: please请to say again再说once一遍.
please请again再say说once一遍。
Ask politely: “Please try again.” 请____试一次。
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A request for a future repeat takes 再.
Requests and plans
- welcome欢迎you你next time下次again再come来！ — "Come again next time!"
- we / us我们tomorrow明天again再to discuss讨论(suggestion)吧。 — "Let's discuss it again tomorrow." again再 can also mean "then, later".
welcome欢迎you你next time下次again再come来！
Build: “Come again next time!”
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Time word + 再 + verb for a future repeat.
Picking the right "again"
- Past repetition: again又, not again再: he / him他yesterday昨天again又come来(completed / change)了, not he / him他yesterday昨天again再come来(completed / change)了.
- Future plan or request: again再, not again又: tomorrow明天again再come来, not tomorrow明天again又come来 (unless it is a predictable repeat).
Fill both gaps: 他上个星期__感冒了，医生说下个月__来检查。
Độ khó 1/5 · 100 xu + một phần thưởng nhỏ cho lần hoàn thành đầu tiên trong ngày
The cold already came back (又); the check-up is still to come (再).
The exception: certain repeats
- again又 can look ahead for something sure to come round again: tomorrow明天again又to be / is是weekend周末(completed / change)了！ — "It's the weekend again tomorrow!"
- still还want想again再 / still还want / will / need要again再 shows a wish to repeat: I我still还want想again再eat吃a bowl一碗 — "I'd like another bowl."
I我still还want想again再eat吃a bowl一碗。
明天又是星期五了 is correct.
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又 can look ahead for a repeat that is certain to come.
Recap
- again又 = again, already happened (again又 + V + (completed / change)了). again再 = again, still to come (plans, requests).
- again又 can look ahead only for a certain repeat (again又to be / is是weekend周末(completed / change)了).
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Comparing adverbs.
You visited the Great Wall last year. This year you went again, and next year you want to go once more. 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.