既

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jì

already

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1already
  2. 2since
  3. 3both... (and...)

Stroke order

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既

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧˋ

jì

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他既聪明又努力。

    tā jì cōng ming yòu nǔ lì。

    He is both smart and hardworking.

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Related words

既然

jì rán

since

一如既往

yī rú jì wǎng

just as in the past (idiom)

加入

jiā rù

to become a member

坚固

jiān gù

firm

减

jiǎn

to lower

检测

jiǎn cè

to detect

健身

jiàn shēn

to exercise

渐渐

jiàn jiàn

gradually

江

jiāng

river

奖

jiǎng

prize

奖学金

jiǎng xué jīn

scholarship

降

jiàng

to drop

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