Chinese Word: 矣 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

矣

Pinyin: yǐ

English Definition: classical final particle, similar to modern 了

Chinese Definition:
①文言助词(ａ．用于句末，与“了”相同，如“由来久矣”，“悔之晚矣”；b．表示感叹，如“大矣哉”)。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 矢

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 厶 [ sī ] private, secret
- 矢 [ shǐ ] arrow, dart; to vow, to swear

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万事休矣	wàn shì xiū yǐ	The game is up. (idiom)
祸不远矣	huò bù yuǎn yǐ	Misfortune is not far off. (idiom)
嘤其鸣矣	yīng qí míng yǐ	She is singing melodiously. (idiom)
至矣尽矣	zhì yǐ jìn yǐ	to have done everything possible (in terms of help, encouragement, etc.) (idiom)
往者已矣	wǎng zhě yǐ yǐ	What's gone is gone. (idiom)

1		rén 仁 qiě 且 zhì 智， fū zǐ 夫子 jì 既 shèng 圣 yǐ 矣！ Benevolent and wise - Master, you ARE a Sage.
2		huǐ zhī wǎn yǐ 悔之晚矣！ quán 全 shì 是 dāng chū 当初 shǎo 少 le 了 yī kē 一颗 mǎ tí 马蹄 dìng 钉。 For the all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
3		lián pō lǎo yǐ 廉颇老矣， yě 也 kě 可 xué 学 dào 到 xīn de 新的 jì liǎng 伎俩。 And that an old dog can learn a new trick.
4		bì jìng 毕竟 dāng jīn 当今 shí dài 时代 yǐ 已 wèi 为 zhī shi 知识 jīng jì 经济 shí dài 时代 yǐ 矣。 After all, today has been a time of economy and knowledge.
5		duì yú 对于 dà bù fen 大部分 ān jìng 安静 de 的 rén 人 lái shuō 来说， yī gè 一个 wēi xiào 微笑 zú yǐ 足矣。 While for those quiet people, the "baseline" expression would be a smile.

1		rén 仁 qiě 且 zhì 智， fū zǐ 夫子 jì 既 shèng 圣 yǐ 矣！ Benevolent and wise - Master, you ARE a Sage.
2		huǐ zhī wǎn yǐ 悔之晚矣！ quán 全 shì 是 dāng chū 当初 shǎo 少 le 了 yī kē 一颗 mǎ tí 马蹄 dìng 钉。 For the all for the want of a horse shoe nail.
3		lián pō lǎo yǐ 廉颇老矣， yě 也 kě 可 xué 学 dào 到 xīn de 新的 jì liǎng 伎俩。 And that an old dog can learn a new trick.
4		bì jìng 毕竟 dāng jīn 当今 shí dài 时代 yǐ 已 wèi 为 zhī shi 知识 jīng jì 经济 shí dài 时代 yǐ 矣。 After all, today has been a time of economy and knowledge.
5		duì yú 对于 dà bù fen 大部分 ān jìng 安静 de 的 rén 人 lái shuō 来说， yī gè 一个 wēi xiào 微笑 zú yǐ 足矣。 While for those quiet people, the "baseline" expression would be a smile.