再说【zàishuō】

再说 at the head of a clause adds another reason for the same conclusion: "besides", "and anyway". The first reason comes first; 再说 brings in the second. It is spoken.

The clause after 再说 often has 也 or 还, since it piles on top of what came before.

Putting something off

At the end of a sentence, after a time or a condition, 再说 means "we'll deal with it then". 以后再说 is "let's talk about it later", often a polite way of not deciding now.

Where it goes wrong

再说 adds a reason in the same direction. It doesn't introduce a contrast, and it doesn't mean "then, next".

• × 我想去，再说我没时间 → 我想去，可是我没时间
• × 我们先吃饭，再说去看电影 → 我们先吃饭，然后去看电影

请再说一遍, "please say it again", is plain 再 + 说, a different structure.