How to say “one more time” in Chinese
🔊 Tap to hear it
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Word by word
Tone tip
一 shifts to a rising yí before the fourth-tone 遍. 遍 counts a full run-through (a sentence, a song), so 再说一遍 is exactly 'say it again'. For 'one more time' in general, another go or another round, use 再来一次 (zài lái yí cì).
In a sentence
Qǐng zài shuō yí biàn, hǎo ma?
Could you say that one more time?
Hear it and say it right
Reading pinyin only gets you halfway. ToneDeck plays native audio and scores your pronunciation so your tones land. HSK 1 is free, no install.
Start freeFrequently asked questions
How do you say "one more time" in Chinese?+
"one more time" in Mandarin Chinese is 再说一遍, pronounced zài shuō yí biàn. 一 shifts to a rising yí before the fourth-tone 遍. 遍 counts a full run-through (a sentence, a song), so 再说一遍 is exactly 'say it again'. For 'one more time' in general, another go or another round, use 再来一次 (zài lái yí cì).
What does 再说一遍 mean literally?+
再说一遍 breaks down as 再 (zài) = again, 说 (shuō) = to say, 一遍 (yí biàn) = one time (through). Together it means "one more time".
How do I get the tones right in zài shuō yí biàn?+
一 shifts to a rising yí before the fourth-tone 遍. 遍 counts a full run-through (a sentence, a song), so 再说一遍 is exactly 'say it again'. For 'one more time' in general, another go or another round, use 再来一次 (zài lái yí cì).
More phrases like this
Master the tones behind it
What each tone sounds like and why it matters.
Why some tones change in connected speech.
On iPhone, Android and the web
ToneDeck is on the App Store. The trainer works right now.
Download ToneDeck for iPhone or Android today. One account unlocks Pro on both the app and the web. Prefer the browser? The full tone trainer runs at tonedeck.app right now, no install, free to start.
Sign up free and start trainingSee all the phrases on the how to say things in Chinese index, or read how to learn Mandarin tones.