# Expressing "never again" with "再也不"

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- 我 _再也不_ 想 看到 你 了 ！
  <!-- - Wǒ _zài yě bù_ xiǎng kàndào nǐ le! -->
  - I never want to see you again!
- 我 _再也不_ 想 跟 你 说话 了 。
  <!-- - Wǒ _zài yě bù_ xiǎng gēn nǐ shuōhuà le. -->
  - I don't want to talk with you ever again.
- 我们 _再也不_ 会 相信 你 了 ！
  <!-- - Wǒmen _zài yě bù_ huì xiāngxìn tā le! -->
  - We're not going to believe you ever again!
- 医生 说 她 _再也不_ 能 跳舞 了 。
  <!-- - Yīshēng shuō tā _zài yě bù_ néng tiàowǔ le. -->
  - The doctor said she will never be able to dance again.
- 我 _再也不_ 要 离开 你 了 。
  <!-- - Wǒ _zài yě bù_ yào líkāi nǐ le.  -->
  - I'm not going to leave you ever again.
- 从 那 以后 ，我 _再也没_ 去 过 酒吧 。
  <!-- - Cóng nà yǐhòu, wǒ _zài yě méi_ qù guo jiǔbā. -->
  - Since then, I've never been to a bar again.
- 出国 以后 ，我 _再也没_ 吃 过 地道 的 中国 菜 。
  <!-- - Chūguó yǐhòu, wǒ _zài yě méi_ chī guo dìdao de Zhōngguó cài. -->
  - Since leaving my country, I've never eaten any authentic Chinese food.
- 分手 以后 ，他们 _再也没_ 见 过 。
  <!-- - Fēnshǒu yǐhòu, tāmen _zài yě méi_ jiàn guo. -->
  - They haven't seen each other ever since they broke up.
- 毕业 以后，她 _再也没_ 花 过 父母 的 钱 。
  <!-- - Bìyè yǐhòu, tā _zài yě méi_ huā guo fùmǔ de qián. -->
  - She has never spent her parents' money since she graduated.
- 考 完 试 以后，我 _再也没_ 碰 过 那些 书 。
  <!-- - Kǎo wán shì yǐhòu, wǒ _zài yě méi_ pèng guo nàxiē shū. -->
  - Since finishing exams I haven't touched those books again.

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- Level: [B2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B2_grammar_points) / [HSK5](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK5_grammar_points)
- Similar to
  - [Expressing "again" in the future with "再"](../B1/再.md) (B1)
  - [Sequencing with "先" and "再"](../B1/先...再.md) (B1)
  - [Expressing a last chance with "再不... 就..."](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_a_last_chance_with_%22zaibu..._jiu...%22) (B2)
  - [Expressing "even so" with "再不... 也..."](../C1/adverbs/再不.md) (C1)
- Used for: [Referring to the future](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Referring_to_the_future), [Expressing time and date](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_time_and_date)
- Keywords: [不](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%8D), [了](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BA%86), [也](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B9%9F), [再](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%86%8D), [再也不](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%86%8D%E4%B9%9F%E4%B8%8D)

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Sometimes you may do something or experience something that you _never_ ever want to do again. How do we express that in Chinese? One of the ways is to use this quirky combination of three little words: 再也不 (zài yě bù)!

## Using 再也 with 不

### Structure

To express that something will _never_ be done again, or never happen again, you can use this structure:

Subj. + 再也 + 不 (+ Auxiliary Verb) + Verb Phrase + 了

Notice that 了 is used. In this case it's ["change of state 了"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Change_of_state_with_%22le%22). This is because _it is now the case that_ the action will not be done again. It indicates some kind of determination or decision.

### Examples

- 我 _再也不_ 想 看到 你 了 ！
  <!-- - Wǒ _zài yě bù_ xiǎng kàndào nǐ le! -->
  - I never want to see you again!
- 我 _再也不_ 想 跟 你 说话 了 。
  <!-- - Wǒ _zài yě bù_ xiǎng gēn nǐ shuōhuà le. -->
  - I don't want to talk with you ever again.
- 我们 _再也不_ 会 相信 你 了 ！
  <!-- - Wǒmen _zài yě bù_ huì xiāngxìn tā le! -->
  - We're not going to believe you ever again!
- 医生 说 她 _再也不_ 能 跳舞 了 。
  <!-- - Yīshēng shuō tā _zài yě bù_ néng tiàowǔ le. -->
  - The doctor said she will never be able to dance again.
- 我 _再也不_ 要 离开 你 了 。
  <!-- - Wǒ _zài yě bù_ yào líkāi nǐ le.  -->
  - I'm not going to leave you ever again.

## Using 再也 with 没

### Structure

Subj. + 再也 + 没 + Verb + 过 + Obj.

Notice that 过 is used. This pattern expresses that during a certain period of time in the _past_, or _from_ a certain point in the past up _until now_, something _hasn't been done_ again.

### Examples

- 从 那 以后 ，我 _再也没_ 去 过 酒吧 。
  <!-- - Cóng nà yǐhòu, wǒ _zài yě méi_ qù guo jiǔbā. -->
  - Since then, I've never been to a bar again.
- 出国 以后 ，我 _再也没_ 吃 过 地道 的 中国 菜 。
  <!-- - Chūguó yǐhòu, wǒ _zài yě méi_ chī guo dìdao de Zhōngguó cài. -->
  - Since leaving my country, I've never eaten any authentic Chinese food.
- 分手 以后 ，他们 _再也没_ 见 过 。
  <!-- - Fēnshǒu yǐhòu, tāmen _zài yě méi_ jiàn guo. -->
  - They haven't seen each other ever since they broke up.
- 毕业 以后，她 _再也没_ 花 过 父母 的 钱 。
  <!-- - Bìyè yǐhòu, tā _zài yě méi_ huā guo fùmǔ de qián. -->
  - She has never spent her parents' money since she graduated.
- 考 完 试 以后，我 _再也没_ 碰 过 那些 书 。
  <!-- - Kǎo wán shì yǐhòu, wǒ _zài yě méi_ pèng guo nàxiē shū. -->
  - Since finishing exams I haven't touched those books again.

## See Also

- [Sequencing with "先" and "再"](../B1/先...再.md)
- [Again in the future with "再"](../B1/再.md)

## Sources and further reading

### Books

- [Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例)](<https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Common_Chinese_Patterns_330_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%B8%B8%E7%94%A8%E6%A0%BC%E5%BC%8F330%E4%BE%8B)>) (pp. 299) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 2 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)](<https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Boya_Chinese_Elementary_Starter_2_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%88%9D%E7%BB%8F%E8%B5%B7%E6%AD%A5%E7%AF%87)>) (pp. 174) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2) (pp. 265) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)