一再 yízài repeatedly
How to remember 一再: 一 one + 再 again = repeatedly.
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How it is used
- Adverb: repeatedly, time and again - 一再强调 (yízài qiángdiào) to stress over and over, 一再拖延 (yízài tuōyán) to keep postponing.
- Describes a person deliberately repeating an action, often with a note of exasperation. Near 再三 (zàisān, repeatedly, more insistent); differs from 反复 (fǎnfù) which can be neutral back-and-forth.