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已 (yǐ): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 4

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 已

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3.

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4.

How to Use 已

Already or Long Since

已 + time/state

In these words, 已 (yǐ) marks that an action or state has already happened, often before now.

已经 • yǐ jīng • already • HSK 2

5.

Example Sentences

shì事

qíng情

yǐ已

rán然

rú如

cǐ此

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Pinyinyǐ

Meaningalready; to stop; to end

Strokes3

Radical己

Traditional已

StructureSingle Body

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Zhuyinㄧˇ

UnicodeU+5DF2

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yǐ已

jīng经

already

早已 • zǎo yǐ • for a long time; long since • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

zǎo早

yǐ已

for a long time; long since

Ending or Limiting

In these words, 已 (yǐ) conveys the idea of stopping, ending, or limiting something.

而已 • ér yǐ • that is all; nothing more • HSK 6

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ér而

yǐ已

that is all; nothing more

不得已 • bù dé yǐ • be forced to; have no alternative but to • HSK 6

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bù不

dé得

yǐ已

be forced to; have no alternative but to

不已 • bù yǐ • endlessly • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

bù不

yǐ已

endlessly

。

Things are already like this.

tā他

zài在

bìng病

chuáng床

shàng上

shēn呻

chǔ楚

bù不

yǐ已

。

He lamented incessantly on the sickbed.

wǒ我

yǐ已

jīng经

wán完

chéng成

zuò作

yè业

le了

。

I have already finished my homework.

diàn电

yǐng影

yǐ已

jié结

shù束

，

wǒ我

men们

kě可

yǐ以

zǒu走

le了

。

The movie has already ended; we can leave.

zhè这

zhǐ只

shì是

gè个

wán玩

xiào笑

ér而

yǐ已

。

This is just a joke.

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奕yìin sequence, orderly; abundant
颐yícheeks; jaw; chin; rear; to nourish
咦yíexclamation of surprise
诣yìreach; achievement, accomplishment
揖yīsalute, bow; defer to, yield
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己jǐself, oneself

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