既
jì
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
already; since; both... (and...)
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Examples
我既紧张又害怕。
wǒ jì jǐn zhāng yòu hài pà。
I'm nervous and scared.
我既不抽烟也不喝酒。
wǒ jì bù chōu yān yě bù hē jiǔ。
I don't drink or smoke.
她既没钱，也不出名。
tā jì méi qián， yě bù chū míng。
She's neither rich nor famous.
Words with this character
既然 jì rán since一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng just as in the past既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù to forget and not bear recriminations既得 jì dé vested in既定 jì dìng already fixed既而 jì ér soon after既是 jì shì is both ...既往 jì wǎng past既已 jì yǐ already既有 jì yǒu existing既视感 jì shì gǎn déjà vu不咎既往 bù jiù jì wǎng not censure sb for his past misdeeds既成事实 jì chéng shì shí fait accompli既得利益 jì dé lì yì vested interest既得期间 jì dé qī jiān vesting period既来之，则安之 jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī Since they have come, we should make them comfortable. Since we're here, take it easy.既有今日何必当初 jì yǒu jīn rì hé bì dāng chū see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]既要当婊子又要立牌坊 jì yào dāng biǎo zi yòu yào lì pái fāng see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1]一言既出，驷马难追 yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it