yǐ
แล้ว; ภายหลัง
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我已经吃完了。
wǒ yǐjīng chī wánle.
I have already finished eating.
这本书我已经看过了。
zhè běn shū wǒ yǐjīng kàn guòle.
I have already read this book.
他已经来了。
tā yǐ jīng lái le .
He's already here.
已经 (yǐjīng)
already
已然 (yǐrán)
already
未 (wèi)
not yet
尚 (shàng)
still
The Chinese character 已 (yǐ) is composed of two parts: the radical 巳 (sì) and the phonetic component 已 (yǐ). The radical 巳 originally meant "snake", and it is often used in characters related to time, such as 巳时 (sì shí), which means "the hour of the snake" (9-11 am). The phonetic component 已 is a simplified form of the character 己 (jǐ), which means "self".The character 已 has several meanings, including "already", "finished", and "past". It can also be used as a modal particle to indicate that something is certain or definite. For example, the sentence "我已经吃完了" (wǒ yǐjīng chī wánle) means "I have already finished eating".The character 已 has a long history, and it has been used in Chinese writing for over 3,000 years. It is one of the most common characters in the Chinese language, and it is used in a wide variety of contexts.
