再说
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
再说 (zàishuō) · besides
再说 (zàishuō) means “besides; to talk about it later”. It is written with 2 characters: 再 (again) + 说 (to speak). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 再说 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)
说 shuō · to speak
What 说 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 兑duì — cash
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 儿ér — child
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 兑 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这件事明天再说吧。Zhè jiàn shì míngtiān zàishuō ba.Let's talk about this tomorrow.
太晚了，再说我也累了。Tài wǎn le, zàishuō wǒ yě lèi le.It's too late, and besides, I'm tired.
Questions about 再说
What does 再说 mean?
再说 (zàishuō) means “besides; to talk about it later”.
How do you pronounce 再说?
再说 is pronounced zàishuō.
Which HSK level is 再说?
再说 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 再见zàijiàngoodbye
- 一再yīzàirepeatedly
- 再三zàisānagain and again
- 再接再厉zàijiēzàilìto keep up the effort
- 再次zàicìonce again
- 再zàiagain
- 说话shuōhuàto speak
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 说明shuōmíngto explain
- 听说tīngshuōto hear
Learn 再说 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 92: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.