再说

再說

zàishuō

adverb HSK 6 #1,279

Meanings

这件事以后再说吧。

Zhè jiàn shì yǐhòu zàishuō ba.

Let's talk about this later.

我不想去，再说我也没有时间。

Wǒ bù xiǎng qù, zàishuō wǒ yě méiyǒu shíjiān.

I don't want to go; besides, I don't have time either.

等考完试再说。

Děng kǎo wán shì zàishuō.

Let's talk about it after the exam.

天气不好，再说路也不好走。

Tiānqì bùhǎo, zàishuō lù yě bùhǎo zǒu.

The weather is bad; moreover, the road is also hard to travel.

grammar

Two distinct uses: (1) 'discuss later' — 以后再说 (let's talk later). (2) 'moreover/besides' — connects two reasons, adding a second point.

usage

As 'moreover': 再说 is more colloquial than 而且 (érqiě) or 况且 (kuàngqiě), which are more formal.

再 zài

说 shuō