再三

zàisān

adverb HSK 4 #14,665

Meanings

Literally 'again and three times' - implies doing something over and over

妈妈再三叮嘱我要注意安全。

Māma zàisān dīngzhǔ wǒ yào zhùyì ānquán.

Mom repeatedly reminded me to pay attention to safety.

他再三考虑之后，决定接受这份工作。

Tā zàisān kǎolǜ zhīhòu, juédìng jiēshòu zhè fèn gōngzuò.

After repeated consideration, he decided to accept the job.

usage

再三 is placed before the verb: 再三强调 (repeatedly emphasize), 再三请求 (repeatedly request). It's more literary than 一再 (yīzài), which is also common.

再 zài

三 sān