already; to stop; to end
Animated Stroke Order 已
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HSK Vocabulary: 已
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 已 is used in context
1
tā他
zǎo早
yǐ已
lí离
kāi开
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
le了
。
He left this city long ago.
2
wǒ我
yǐ已
jīng经
wán完
chéng成
zuò作
yè业
le了
。
I have already finished my homework.
3
zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
gè个
wán玩
xiào笑
ér而
yǐ已
。
This is just a joke.
4
wǒ我
yǐ已
jīng经
chī吃
le了
。
I have already eaten.
5
tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
huí回
jiā家
le了
。
He has already gone home.
6
zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
wǒ我
yǐ已
jīng经
kàn看
guò过
liǎng两
biàn遍
le了
。
I have already watched this movie twice.
7
wǒ我
bù不
dé得
yǐ已
cái才
qù去
xué学
xiào校
。
I had no choice but to go to school.
8
tā他
bù不
dé得
yǐ已
fàng放
qì弃
le了
lǚ旅
xíng行
jì计
huà划
，
yīn因
wèi为
gōng工
zuò作
tài太
máng忙
。
He had to give up his travel plans because he was too busy with work.
9
zài在
jǐn紧
jí急
qíng情
kuàng况
xià下
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
dé得
yǐ已
cǎi采
qǔ取
le了
lín临
shí时
cuò措
shī施
lái来
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
。
In an emergency, we had no alternative but to take temporary measures to solve the problem.
10
zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
yī一
běn本
shū书
ér而
yǐ已
。
It's just a book.
Information
Traditional已
Radical己
Strokes3
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#281
Zhuyinㄧˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5DF2
CangjieSU
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Cultural note
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