已
yǐ
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
already; to stop; then; afterwards
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Examples
灯已关了。
dēng yǐ guān le。
The lights are out.
天色已晚。
tiān sè yǐ wǎn。
It was already very late.
文件已损坏。
wén jiàn yǐ sǔn huài。
The file is corrupt.
Words with this character
已经 yǐ jīng already而已 ér yǐ that's all早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time不已 bù yǐ endlessly不得已 bù dé yǐ to act against one's will赞叹不已 zàn tàn bù yǐ to be full of praise and admiration已婚 yǐ hūn married已故 yǐ gù the late已知 yǐ zhī known不能自已 bù néng zì yǐ unable to control oneself事已至此 shì yǐ zhì cǐ see 事到如今[shi4 dao4 ru2 jin1]为时已晚 wéi shí yǐ wǎn already too late既已 jì yǐ already久已 jiǔ yǐ long ago无已 wú yǐ endlessly业已 yè yǐ already已久 yǐ jiǔ already a long time已然 yǐ rán already已往 yǐ wǎng the past则已 zé yǐ used in expressions of the form 不[bu4] + + 則已|则已[ze2 yi3] ... "either don't at all, or if you do, ..."已成形 yǐ chéng xíng preformed不为已甚 bù wéi yǐ shèn refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment缠绵不已 chán mián bù yǐ to cling without letting go