How to Say ‘Please say it again’ in Simplified Chinese
请再说一遍
qǐng zài shuō yī biàn
[ching dzeye shwaw ee byen]
💬 Usage Tip: [一] is read (yí) before a fourth-tone syllable, so [一遍] starts (yí), not (yī). You'll hear the same shift in very common chunks like [一个].
Phrase Breakdown
请
qǐng
[ching]
please
Used to make polite requests.
请告诉我。
Please tell me.
再
zài
[dzeye]
again
Means to do something one more time.
请再来一次。
Please come once again.
说
shuō
[shwaw]
to speak; to say
A very common verb for speaking or saying something.
你会说中文吗？
Can you speak Chinese?
一
yī
[ee]
one
The number one; also used in many common set phrases.
我有一个问题。
I have one question.
遍
biàn
[byen]
time; round
A measure word for repetitions, as in doing or saying something once.
请看一遍。
Please look through it once.
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