已

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Pronunciation : yǐ

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Meaning :
  1. stop; cease; end. (v)
  2. already. (adv)
Radical : 己
Strokes : 3
Traditional : 已
Usage : 55.2%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
不已
bù yǐ

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 : endlessly; incessantly
2.
已经
yǐ jing

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 : already
Sentences:
1. She is still very sad over the death of her aunt.
tā duì gū mā de sǐ zhì jīn réng bēi shāng bú yǐ 。
她 对 姑 妈 的 死 至 今 仍 悲 伤 不 已 。

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她 : she
对 : (preposition) for
姑妈 : aunt
的 : (possessive particle) of
死 : death
至 : until
今 : today
仍 : yet, still
悲伤 : sad
不已 : endlessly
2. You had already gone when I arrived there.
dāng wǒ dào dá shí ， nǐ yǐ jīng zǒu le 。
当 我 到 达 时 ， 你 已 经 走 了 。

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当 : when
我 : I
到达 : arrive
时 : at that time
你 : you
已经 : already
走 : gone, left
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
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June 2nd, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , ,

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