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LEARN + CHINESE / 192 of 300 HSK 5

I’ll Never Do That Again 再也不

You missed the last train and had to take an expensive taxi home. The next day, you tell your friend you’ll never stay out that late again. These forms make a strong negative point: a lasting change, an emphatic correction, or something you can’t manage no matter how you try.

搬家以后，我再也没见过老邻居。
bānjiā yǐhòu, wǒ zàiyě méi jiànguo lǎo línjū.
Since moving, I’ve never seen my old neighbor again.
别担心，我可没忘记你的生日。
bié dānxīn, wǒ kě méi wàngjì nǐ de shēngrì.
Don’t worry; I really haven’t forgotten your birthday.
这道题我怎么也想不出来，得请老师帮忙。
zhè dào tí wǒ zěnme yě xiǎng bu chūlai, děi qǐng lǎoshī bāngmáng.
I can’t figure out this problem no matter how hard I try; I’ll have to ask the teacher for help.
外面下着大雨，我们怎么都不想出门。
wàimiàn xiàzhe dà yǔ, wǒmen zěnme dōu bù xiǎng chūmén.
It’s pouring outside, and none of us wants to go out.
Hint · 힌트
再也不/没 describes something that will not happen again. 可 adds emphasis or corrects an assumption. 怎么也/都不/没 says that an action or result remains impossible across all attempts.

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
bānjiā
to move house
yǐhòu
after; later
zàiyě méi
never again (past)
jiànguo
to have met/seen before
línjū
neighbor
dānxīn
to worry
wàngjì
to forget
shēngrì
birthday
kě
really; emphatically
zhè dào tí
this question/problem
xiǎng bu chūlai
unable to think of
děi
have to; need to
bāngmáng
to help
wàimiàn
outside
xiàzhe yǔ
it’s raining
dà yǔ
heavy rain
bù xiǎng
not want to
chūmén
to go out
zàiyě bù
never again (future/habit)
zěnme yě
no matter how; just can’t

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