再三
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
再三 (zàisān) · again and again
再三 (zàisān) means “again and again; repeatedly”. It is written with 2 characters: 再 (again) + 三 (three). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 再三 is built
The characters
再 zài · again
What 再 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冉rǎn — tender
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Two fish 冉 caught on a line 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
三 sān · three
What 三 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Three parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (two) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
妈妈再三让我早点回家。Māma zàisān ràng wǒ zǎodiǎn huíjiā.Mom told me again and again to come home early.
他再三考虑以后才决定。Tā zàisān kǎolǜ yǐhòu cái juédìng.He decided only after thinking it over many times.
Questions about 再三
What does 再三 mean?
再三 (zàisān) means “again and again; repeatedly”.
How do you pronounce 再三?
再三 is pronounced zàisān.
Which HSK level is 再三?
再三 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 再见zàijiàngoodbye
- 一再yīzàirepeatedly
- 再接再厉zàijiēzàilìto keep up the effort
- 再次zàicìonce again
- 再说zàishuōbesides
- 再zàiagain
- 丢三落四diūsānlàsìforgetful
- 三sānthree
Learn 再三 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.