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 bùzài hējiǔ le.
He no longer drinks alcohol.
Wǒ bùzài xiāngxìn tā dehuà le.
I no longer believe what he says.
Guòqù de shì bùzài zhòngyào le.
The past no longer matters.
Tā juédìng bùzài 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