不再

bùzài
adverb HSK 6 #744

Meanings

  1. 1 no longer; no more
  2. 2 not anymore; never again

Characters

Not again — no longer, no more.

Examples

Tā bù zài hē jiǔ le.
He no longer drinks alcohol.
Wǒ bù zài xiāngxìn tā de huà le.
I no longer believe what he says.
Guòqù de shì bù zài zhòngyào le.
The past no longer matters.
Tā juédìng bù zài yóuyù.
She decided not to hesitate anymore.

Tips

grammar
不再 indicates a change from a past state — something that used to happen but won't anymore. It often appears with at the end of the sentence to mark the change of state.
usage
Compare: 不再 (no longer — implies stopping something) vs. 再也 (zài yě bù — never again, more emphatic). 再也不会 = will never again.

Stroke Order

zài