Expressing “Over and Over Again” with “zàisān”

再三

zàisān

How it works

再三 (zàisān) means “again and again,” “repeatedly,” or “over and over.” It is often used when someone repeats an action, especially:

asking

reminding

warning

thanking

refusing

再三 (zàisān) + Verb

我已经再三提醒过你了，你怎么还是忘了？

Wǒ yǐjīng zàisān tíxǐng guo nǐ le, nǐ zěnme háishi wàng le?

I have already reminded you again and again. How did you still forget?

他再三向大家道歉，希望得到原谅。

Tā zàisān xiàng dàjiā dàoqiàn, xīwàng dédào yuánliàng.

He apologized to everyone again and again, hoping to be forgiven.

对方再三要求修改合同，我们只好重新讨论。

Duìfāng zàisān yāoqiú xiūgǎi hétong, wǒmen zhǐhǎo chóngxīn tǎolùn.

The other side repeatedly asked to revise the contract, so we had no choice but to discuss it again.

再三 (zàisān) often appears in more formal or written-style narration.