已

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yǐ

already

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1already
  2. 2to stop
  3. 3then
  4. 4afterwards

Stroke order

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已

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧˇ

yǐ

ㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 电影已开始了。

    diàn yǐng yǐ kāi shǐ le。

    The movie has already started.

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Related words

已经

yǐ jīng

already

早已

zǎo yǐ

for a long time

不已

bù yǐ

endlessly

而已

ér yǐ

that's all

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 (idiom)

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