<p>In my opinion, </p>

<ul>
<li><p>再 foresees the future, as  in 再见.</p></li>
<li><p>又 emphasis 'once more', as in "又可以爬山了"</p></li>
</ul>

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2012-01-28T14:52:52.137Z
+1 that's the way it feels to me. i am not a native speaker though. but in classical it seems to have this meaning, as in 玄之又玄
magnetar
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Laguna
<p>又 has the connotation of "there you go again." That is, of repeating a <strong>past</strong> action in the present.</p>

<p>再 is anticipatory: That is, planning to repeat a present action in the <strong>future.</strong> 再见, used for "good-bye," literally means "see you AGAIN," (soon). It is the equivalent of the French au revoir or the German auf Wiedersehen.</p>

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Tom Au
<p>Your question： Why is 又 used there and not 再 in the above sentence?</p>

<p>First, you need to know the difference of 再 and 又.</p>

<p>1) 再 means“again”，can be used to repeat the same action in the future  which haven’t happened yet; 
2) 又 means “again” too, but is used for the past to emphasize the event had already happened.</p>

<p>For example:</p>

<p>服务员，再来一杯啤酒。
When I finished a cup of beer, I want to order one more, I can say “Waiter, one more, please.” So here I should use “再”。</p>

<p>老师，可以再说一次吗？
The teacher had asked me a question, but she spoke very fast and I didn’t get it, here I can say “Teacher, could you please say it again?” The teacher haven’t said it again yet, So here is “再”。</p>

<p>你怎么又迟到了？
Yesterday I was late, my boss was a little bit angry, and today I was late again, he asked me “Why did you late again?” I was late, this event had happened this morning, so here we should use “又”。</p>

<p>我这次又没通过考试。
Last time I didn’t pass the exam, and this time I failed again. I got my report and I knew I didn’t pass the exam either. So here we use “又”。</p>

<p>So you need to use "又" in this dialogue.</p>

<p>A: 现在恢复得怎么样了？</p>

<p>B: 没问题了，又可以爬山了。</p>

<p>If you want to know more about <a href="http://www.hanbridgemandarin.com/course/demo/zai-and-you" rel="nofollow">how to use "再" and "又"？</a>Please check the free video.</p>

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greglow
<p>This 又 "yòu" is more like "also" in this example. "I'm all right now, and I can climb mountains, too." </p>

<p>Probably most similar to the "yòu... yòu..."  (both...and...) pattern.</p>

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2012-01-25T00:50:10.280Z
I don't think this has anything to do with "also".
fefe
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2012-01-28T14:55:58.403Z
-1 this answer seems to disagree with the consensus by the native speakers on here.
magnetar
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2012-02-04T18:45:39.060Z
Answers given to learners of Chinese are useful when they allow the learner to make the right word choice. I think that thinking of this structure in this way does that.
Terry Waltz
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Terry Waltz
<p>Here, "又" means: "I <strong>am able to</strong> climb mountains <strong>again</strong>".</p>

<p>It is not a past or future event. "又可以" here is to show ability.</p>

<p>It implies, "I <strong>was able to</strong> climb mountains before the (illness), and I've now recovered, and I <strong>am able to</strong> climb mountains <strong>again</strong>".</p>

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2012-01-28T14:54:34.863Z
+1 if i understand you right, the nuance here is that 又 is adding emphasis, right?
magnetar
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2012-01-29T13:15:45.000Z
Now that you mentioned it, I think it can be treated as adding emphasis.
fefe
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fefe
<p>In this dialogue:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>A: 现在恢复得怎么样了？<br>
  B: 没问题了，又可以爬山了。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Why is 又 used there and not 再?  </p>

<p>As far as I know (I might be wrong), both 再 and 又 are used for describing recurring actions, but 又 refers to actions that took place in the past and 再 refers to future actions. So in the example, 可以爬山 (<em>I can climb mountains</em>) seems a future event (needs to go to a mountain first).</p>

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2012-01-28T14:57:06.513Z
have you seen how the answers disagree? did you simply choose the one with the most upvotes?
magnetar
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2012-01-28T17:57:08.943Z
@magnetar, point taken. My mistake was rushing to select it.
dusan
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Good question. I make no mistake as to when to use which but I cannot explain. Makes me wonder how the brain works.
George Chen
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Why 又 is used there instead of 再?
# Why 又 is used there instead of 再?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-01-21)

In this dialogue:

> A: 现在恢复得怎么样了？  
> B: 没问题了，又可以爬山了。

Why is 又 used there and not 再?

As far as I know (I might be wrong), both 再 and 又 are used for describing recurring actions, but 又 refers to actions that took place in the past and 再 refers to future actions. So in the example, 可以爬山 (*I can climb mountains*) seems a future event (needs to go to a mountain first).

**Tags:** word-choice

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: have you seen how the answers disagree? did you simply choose the one with the most upvotes?  
> **username_0**: @username_1, point taken. My mistake was rushing to select it.  
> **username_2**: Good question. I make no mistake as to when to use which but I cannot explain. Makes me wonder how the brain works.  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_7 on 2012-01-22. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

Here, "又" means: "I **am able to** climb mountains **again**".

It is not a past or future event. "又可以" here is to show ability.

It implies, "I **was able to** climb mountains before the (illness), and I've now recovered, and I **am able to** climb mountains **again**".

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: +1 if i understand you right, the nuance here is that 又 is adding emphasis, right?  
> **username_7**: Now that you mentioned it, I think it can be treated as adding emphasis.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2012-01-24. Score: 7

In my opinion,

* 再 foresees the future, as in 再见.
* 又 emphasis 'once more', as in "又可以爬山了"

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: +1 that's the way it feels to me. i am not a native speaker though. but in classical it seems to have this meaning, as in 玄之又玄  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2012-01-27. Score: 2

又 has the connotation of "there you go again." That is, of repeating a **past** action in the present.

再 is anticipatory: That is, planning to repeat a present action in the **future.** 再见, used for "good-bye," literally means "see you AGAIN," (soon). It is the equivalent of the French au revoir or the German auf Wiedersehen.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2016-10-19. Score: 2

Your question： Why is 又 used there and not 再 in the above sentence?

First, you need to know the difference of 再 and 又.

1) 再 means“again”，can be used to repeat the same action in the future which haven’t happened yet;
2) 又 means “again” too, but is used for the past to emphasize the event had already happened.

For example:

服务员，再来一杯啤酒。
When I finished a cup of beer, I want to order one more, I can say “Waiter, one more, please.” So here I should use “再”。

老师，可以再说一次吗？
The teacher had asked me a question, but she spoke very fast and I didn’t get it, here I can say “Teacher, could you please say it again?” The teacher haven’t said it again yet, So here is “再”。

你怎么又迟到了？
Yesterday I was late, my boss was a little bit angry, and today I was late again, he asked me “Why did you late again?” I was late, this event had happened this morning, so here we should use “又”。

我这次又没通过考试。
Last time I didn’t pass the exam, and this time I failed again. I got my report and I knew I didn’t pass the exam either. So here we use “又”。

So you need to use "又" in this dialogue.

A: 现在恢复得怎么样了？

B: 没问题了，又可以爬山了。

If you want to know more about [how to use "再" and "又"？](http://www.hanbridgemandarin.com/course/demo/zai-and-you)Please check the free video.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2012-01-22. Score: 2

This 又 "yòu" is more like "also" in this example. "I'm all right now, and I can climb mountains, too."

Probably most similar to the "yòu... yòu..." (both...and...) pattern.

> **Comments:**
> **username_7**: I don't think this has anything to do with "also".  
> **username_1**: -1 this answer seems to disagree with the consensus by the native speakers on here.  
> **username_6**: Answers given to learners of Chinese are useful when they allow the learner to make the right word choice. I think that thinking of this structure in this way does that.  

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