Structure:

Subject + 再 + Verb + Object

Meaning:

In fact, this structure is present in one of the most common Chinese phrases: “再见!” In this case, it literally means “See you again!”

Examples:

    我 下 次 再 来。

    Wǒ xià cì zài lái

    I’ll come again next time. 

再 as “and then”

Meaning:

A usage that feels sort of related but deserves separate mention is the use of 再 to mean “and then.” It is often preceded by 先 when giving clear sequential orders (“first do this… then do this…”), but it can also appear by itself to mean “and then.”

Examples:

我们 先 吃饭 再 谈。

Wǒmen xiān chīfàn zài tán

  We’ll eat first, and then we’ll talk.

再 as “another” or “some more”

Meaning:

The English word “another” is often avoided altogether by using 再.

Examples:

    你 再 给 我 一 张 纸。

    Nǐ zài ɡěi wǒ yī zhānɡ zhǐ.

    Give me another piece of paper.

再 as “continuous action”

Meaning:

Here 再 is similar to the English “for a while longer” or “keep [going/doing]”.

Examples:

    再 找 找，找 不 到 我们 就 回去。

    Zài zhǎo zhǎo, zhǎo bú dào wǒmen jiù huíqù

    Look a little more. If we can’t find it, we’ll go home.