既 (jì) - already & since
既 · jì
already;
since;
both.
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and.
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as soon as;
to complete;
to finish
alreadysinceboth...and...
Usage highlights
alreadysinceboth...and...as soon ascompletionend
Usage & contexts
Examples
- I have already eaten (我已经吃了).
- Since you mentioned it (既然你提到了).
- The sun has already set (日既西倾).
- Both talented and virtuous (既才且德).
Collocations
- already(已经)
- since(既然)
- both...and...(既...又...)
- as soon as(既而)
- completion(既成事实)
- end(既终)
Idioms
- Let bygones be bygones(既往不咎)
- An accomplished fact(既成事实)
- Both fish and bear's paw(既得熊掌，又得鱼)
- Since it is so(既然如此)
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally depicted a person turning away from a full food vessel, indicating completion of a meal.
- Used in classical Chinese to express logical conditions and temporal relationships.
- Appears in many philosophical texts discussing cause and effect relationships.