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已

yǐ

already

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Meaning of 已 in English

yǐHSK 4adverbSyllabus #1866
  1. already
  2. (literary) thereafter; afterward
  3. (literary) too; excessively
  4. (bound form) to stop; to cease; to end

Example sentences

  1. 她現在應該已經到了。
    tā xiàn zài yīng gāi yǐ jīng dào le。
    She ought to have arrived by now.
    Tatoeba #893995 by Martha · #309964 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我已經換了我的衣服。
    wǒ yǐ jīng huàn le wǒ de yī fú。
    I have already changed my clothes.
    Tatoeba #846104 by Martha · #255787 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 湯姆已經僱了新律師。
    tāng mǔ yǐ jīng gù le xīn lǜ shī。
    Tom has already hired a new lawyer.
    Tatoeba #6673106 by verdastelo9604 · #2956873 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 已

已经HSK 2早已HSK 5不已HSK 6而已HSK 7–9不得已HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences