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Expressing "never again" with "再也不"
- 我 再也不 想 看到 你 了 ！
- I never want to see you again!
- 我 再也不 想 跟 你 说话 了 。
- I don't want to talk with you ever again.
- 我们 再也不 会 相信 你 了 ！
- We're not going to believe you ever again!
- 医生 说 她 再也不 能 跳舞 了 。
- The doctor said she will never be able to dance again.
- 我 再也不 要 离开 你 了 。
- I'm not going to leave you ever again.
- 从 那 以后 ，我 再也没 去 过 酒吧 。
- 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 。
- Since leaving my country, I've never eaten any authentic Chinese food.
- 分手 以后 ，他们 再也没 见 过 。
- 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 。
- She has never spent her parents' money since she graduated.
- 考 完 试 以后，我 再也没 碰 过 那些 书 。
- Since finishing exams I haven't touched those books again.
- Level: B2 / HSK5
- Similar to
- Used for: Referring to the future, Expressing time and date
- Keywords: 不, 了, 也, 再, 再也不
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". 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 ！
- I never want to see you again!
- 我 再也不 想 跟 你 说话 了 。
- I don't want to talk with you ever again.
- 我们 再也不 会 相信 你 了 ！
- We're not going to believe you ever again!
- 医生 说 她 再也不 能 跳舞 了 。
- The doctor said she will never be able to dance again.
- 我 再也不 要 离开 你 了 。
- 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 。
- 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 。
- Since leaving my country, I've never eaten any authentic Chinese food.
- 分手 以后 ，他们 再也没 见 过 。
- 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 。
- She has never spent her parents' money since she graduated.
- 考 完 试 以后，我 再也没 碰 过 那些 书 。
- Since finishing exams I haven't touched those books again.