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How to Say ‘Please say it again.’ in Simplified Chinese

请再说一遍。

qǐng zài shuō yī biàn

[cheeng dzeye shwaw ee byen]

💬 Usage Tip: 一遍 "one time (through)" goes after the verb to say how many times something is done: 再听一遍 "listen again". 一 changes to (yí) here because 遍 has a falling tone.

Phrase Breakdown

请再说

qǐng zài shuō

please say again

请 (qǐng) means 'please.' 再 (zài) means 'again.' 说 (shuō) means 'to say.'

Example

请再说慢一点。

Please say it again, more slowly.

Words in this phrase

请

qǐng

[cheeng]

please

A polite word used to make requests or invite someone to do something.

Example

请告诉我你的身高。

Please tell me your height.

再

zài

[dzeye]

again; one more time

Used to say an action happens again or additionally.

Example

世界杯比赛里，我们想再进球。

In the World Cup match, we want to score again.

说

shuō

[shwaw]

to say; to speak

A very common verb meaning to say or speak.

Example

我想说，你很会搭配。

I want to say, you’re very good at matching outfits.

一遍。

yī biàn

one time

遍 (biàn) counts complete repetitions of an action. 一 changes to second tone (yí) before the fourth-tone 遍.

Example

我又看了一遍。

I watched it once more.

Words in this phrase

一

yī

[ee]

one

The number one in the height measurement.

Example

我身高一米七五。

I am 1.75 meters tall.

遍

biàn

[byen]

time; round

A measure word for repetitions, as in doing or saying something once.

Example

请看一遍。

Please look through it once.

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