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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

已经 [yǐjing]
  1. 1. adverb already
    已经到深秋了。
    It's already late autumn.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

已经 [yǐjing]
  1. 1. already; yet
    已经黑了。
    It's already dark.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

已经 [yǐjing]
  1. 1. 表示动作、变化完成或达到某种程度
    火车已经开了。
    情况已经清楚了。
    已经80岁了。
    已经小寒了,还这么暖和。
  2. 2. "已经"跟"曾经"都表示事情是过去发生的,但"已经"所表示的时间多是不久前或最近,而"曾经"所表示的时间一般不是最近。"已经"所表示的动作或情况现在可能还在继续,而"曾经"所表示的动作或情况现在早已结束。如"他已经去了上海"(现在可能仍在上海),"他曾经去过上海"(现在早已不在上海)。

Examples

坚冰已经打破,航道已经开通。
The ice has been broken and the river route is open.
我们已经报审过了,并且已经获批。
We have already reported to the higher authorities and have gained their approval.
他们俩相爱已经多年。
They have been in love for a number of years.
他们之间已经有了很深的爱情。
They have a deep love for each other already.
他们已经在海南岛安家落户。
They have settled in Hainan.
那块地已经耙过两遍了。
That piece of land has already been harrowed twice.
工人已经罢了三天工了。
The workers have been on strike for three days now.
待运的自行车已经包扎好了。
The bicycles to be transported are packed.
天色已经逼近黄昏。
Dusk is closing in.
病人的脊椎骨已经变形。
The patient has a deformed spine.

Word Decomposition


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[jīng]

nciku Note

The adverbs indicating time

The adverbs indicating time

An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct, it should be put before them. Verbs or even nouns ending with character "地" de and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives.

A part of adverbs can indicate time, such as "刚才" gāngcái , "刚刚" gānggāng , "已经" yǐjīng , "早" zǎo , "就" jiù , "正在" zhèngzài , "马上" mǎshàng , "一直" yìzhí , "老是" lǎoshì , and so on.
(1) 他已经 走了。
(2) 他就吃完饭了。
(3) 我一直 没有说话。
(4) 我从来 没有怀疑过他。
(5) 我永远 不会忘记那个人。
(6) 他的病已经 好了。
(7) 比赛结果 在后天公布。

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