Chinese Word: 已 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

已HSK 2

Pinyin: yǐ

English Definition: already; to stop; then; afterwards

Chinese Definition:
①止，罢了：学不可以已。死而后已。
②表示过去：已经。事已至此。已往。业已。
③后来，过了一些时间，不多时：已忽不见。
④太，过：不为已甚。
⑤古同“以”。

Total strokes: 3; Radical: 己; Structure: 已 + *

Similar Characters: 匚巳己

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早已	zǎo yǐ	long ago; for a long time
而已	ér yǐ	that's all; nothing more	HSK 6
不已	bù yǐ	endlessly; incessantly
不得已	bù dé yǐ	to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must	HSK 6
业已	yè yǐ	already

More: 已* | *已 | *已*

1		wǒ 我 yǐ 已 wèi 为 nǐ 你 diǎn 点 hǎo 好 cài 菜 le 了。 I have ordered for you.
2		wǒ men 我们 yǐ 已 bǎ 把 zhè 这 jiān 间 fáng zi 房子 fēn 分 gěi 给 nǐ 你。 We have allocated this room to you.
3		wǒ men 我们 yǐ 已 dé zhī 得知 fā shēng 发生 le 了 shén 什 me 么。 We have learnt what happened.
4		nǐ 你 de 的 xīn shū 新书 yǐ 已 bài dú 拜读 le 了。 I have read your new book.
5		wǒ 我 zhī dào 知道 nǐ 你 yǐ 已 jué dìng 决定 lí kāi 离开 zhè lǐ 这里， bù 不 guò 过 qǐng 请 nǐ 你 zài 再 kǎo lv 考虑 kǎo lv 考虑。 I know that you have decided to leave here, but please reconsider.

1		wǒ 我 yǐ 已 wèi 为 nǐ 你 diǎn 点 hǎo 好 cài 菜 le 了。 I have ordered for you.
2		wǒ men 我们 yǐ 已 bǎ 把 zhè 这 jiān 间 fáng zi 房子 fēn 分 gěi 给 nǐ 你。 We have allocated this room to you.
3		wǒ men 我们 yǐ 已 dé zhī 得知 fā shēng 发生 le 了 shén 什 me 么。 We have learnt what happened.
4		nǐ 你 de 的 xīn shū 新书 yǐ 已 bài dú 拜读 le 了。 I have read your new book.
5		wǒ 我 zhī dào 知道 nǐ 你 yǐ 已 jué dìng 决定 lí kāi 离开 zhè lǐ 这里， bù 不 guò 过 qǐng 请 nǐ 你 zài 再 kǎo lv 考虑 kǎo lv 考虑。 I know that you have decided to leave here, but please reconsider.