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title: "再 + adjective + 也… in Chinese Grammar: However …, still …, With Examples"
description: "再 + adjective + 也…: however …, still …. 再 + adjective + 也: no matter how much, the result doesn’t change. 3 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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# 再 + adjective + 也…

However …, still …

再 + adjective + 也: no matter how much, the result doesn’t change.

## In stories

有的人为了面子，自己**再难也不说**，甚至借钱请客也愿意，人们就说他“死要面子活受罪”。

[什么是“面子”？ · What is face (mianzi) in Chinese culture?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-face-mianzi-in-chinese-culture#library-word-288-293) HSK 4

除夕夜的那顿年夜饭，**再难也得回家吃**。

[什么是春运？ · What is Chunyun, China’s Spring Festival travel rush?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-chunyun-chinese-new-year-travel-rush#library-word-369-376) HSK 6

意思是，跟人聊天要是不聊《红楼梦》，书读得**再多也没用**。

[《红楼梦》到底讲了什么？ · What is Dream of the Red Chamber about?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-dream-of-the-red-chamber-about#library-word-56-61) HSK 6

[Read 什么是“面子”？](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-face-mianzi-in-chinese-culture#library-word-288-293)

## More patterns

- [连…都/也… even …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/lian-dou)
- [再也 + 不/没 never again; not any more](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/zaiye-bu)
- [谁 + 也/都 + (V不C) no one / nothing: …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shei-ye-neg-v)
- [一 + measure word (+ noun) + 也/都 + 不/没 not a single …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-cl-ye-bu)
- [什么 + 也/都 + negative not … anything](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shenme-ye-neg)
- [一 + measure + (noun) + 也/都 + negative not even …; not a single one](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-ye-bu)

## What does 再 + adjective + 也… mean in Chinese?

However …, still …. 再 + adjective + 也: no matter how much, the result doesn’t change.

## How common is 再 + adjective + 也…?

It comes up in 3 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

## Does it correct my mistakes?

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- [Free Chinese stories](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.