已
yǐ
Pinyin

Definition

已
 - 
yǐ
  1. already
  2. to stop
  3. then
  4. afterwards

Character Decomposition

Compounds (24)

起
qǐ
  1. 1 to rise
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to get up
  4. 4 to set out
  5. 5 to start
  6. 6 to appear
  7. 7 to launch
  8. 8 to initiate (action)
  9. 9 to draft
  10. 10 to establish
  11. 11 to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. 12 verb suffix, to start
  13. 13 starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. 14 classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. 15 classifier for groups: batch, group
已
yǐ
  1. 1 already
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 then
  4. 4 afterwards
己
jǐ
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]
  4. 4 sixth in order
  5. 5 letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  6. 6 hexa
记
jì
  1. 1 to record
  2. 2 to note
  3. 3 to memorize
  4. 4 to remember
  5. 5 mark
  6. 6 sign
  7. 7 classifier for blows, kicks, shots
改
gǎi
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
  4. 4 to correct

Related Words (19)

已
yǐ
  1. 1 already
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 then
  4. 4 afterwards
已经
yǐ jīng
  1. 1 already
而已
ér yǐ
  1. 1 that's all
  2. 2 nothing more
不已
bù yǐ
  1. 1 endlessly
  2. 2 incessantly
不得已
bù dé yǐ
  1. 1 to act against one's will
  2. 2 to have no alternative but to
  3. 3 to have to
  4. 4 to have no choice
  5. 5 must

Idioms (15)

一夔已足
yī kuí yǐ zú
  1. 1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
已作出保
yǐ zuò chū bǎo
  1. 1 to do sth under oath (idiom)
往事已矣
wǎng shì yǐ yǐ
  1. 1 the past is dead (idiom)
方寸已乱
fāng cùn yǐ luàn
  1. 1 (idiom) confused
  2. 2 troubled
  3. 3 bewildered
方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up

Sample Sentences

王总啊，这已经是我们最优惠的价格了。
Wángzǒng a ，zhè yǐjīng shì wǒmen zuì yōuhuì de jiàgé le 。
Mr. Wong, this is already our preferential price.
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老板，已经九点了。我们还加班呀？
lǎobǎn ，yǐjīng jiǔ diǎn le 。wǒmen hái jiābān ya ？
Boss, it’s already nine o’clock at night. Do we still have to work overtime?
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有一间公司的股票涨得很快，但是要小心“螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后”，这可能只是一时的炒作而已。
yǒu yī jiān gōngsī de gǔpiào zhǎng de hěn kuài ，dànshì yào xiǎoxīn “tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu ”，zhè kěnéng zhǐshì yīshí de chǎozuò éryǐ 。
One company's stock increases fast. But beware of the potential danger. This might only be a short-term hype.
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已开发国家
yǐ kāifā guójiā
Developed country
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他已经把家具都卖给了朋友。
tā yǐjīng bǎ jiājù dōu mài gěi le péngyou 。
He has already sold the furniture to his friend.
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不是吧，只是比较累而已，好好休息就没事了。
búshi ba ，zhǐshì bǐjiào lèi éryǐ ，hǎohǎo xiūxi jiù méishì le 。
No. You are just tired. A good rest will help.
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现在已经深夜十二点了，他还在工作。
xiànzài yǐjīng shēnyè shíèrdiǎn le ，tā hái zài gōngzuò 。
It’s now midnight, yet he’s still at work.
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去年已经很热了，今年比去年还热。
qùnián yǐjīng hěn rè le ，jīnnián bǐ qùnián hái rè 。
It was already very hot last year and yet this year is hotter than last year.
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爱已至此，怎样的说法，都能成为理由。
ài yǐ zhìcǐ ，zěnyàng de shuōfǎ ，dōu néng chéngwéi lǐyóu 。
Once love has reached this stage whatever you say could be a reason.
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反正肠已断
fǎnzhèng cháng yǐ duàn
My intestines are cut off anyway.
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