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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

已 [yǐ]

1. verb stop

不已

endlessly

死而后已

to the end of one's days
2. adverb already

大会已于昨日闭幕。

The convention ended yesterday.

前期工作已准备完毕。

Preparations for the preliminary stage of the work are already complete.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

已 [yǐ]

1. verb stop; cease; end

争论不已

argue endlessly; be bogged down in endless argument
2. adverb already

问题已解决。

The problem has already been solved.

雨季已过。

The rainy season is over.

为时已晚。

It's too late.

已成定局

be a foregone conclusion
3. adverb [Literary] thereafter; afterwards
4. adverb [Literary] too

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

已 [yǐ]

1. 动止住；停止

不能自已。

大哭不已。
2. 副已经

事已至此。

由来已久。

木已成舟。

名额已满。
3. E跟"己(ｊǐ)""巳(ｓì)"不同。

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Examples

这个机构已撤消，人员已遣散。: The agency has been disbanded, and all its employees have been sent elsewhere.
此事已作罢论。: The idea has already been dropped.
他已在夜大学报名了。: He has signed up for the evening university.
会议已胜利闭幕。: The conference has come to a successful close.
你要的型号已售完，请到别家去看看吧。: The goods of your specifications are all sold out. Please try (your luck in) some other stores.
门上的漆已剥落了。: The paint on the door has peeled off.
由于风雨剥蚀，碑文已无法辨认。: Owing to the ravages of wind and rain, the inscription on the stone tablet is already undecipherable.
不知不觉已过了三个月。: Before we knew it three months had passed.
这个科已裁并到总务处。: This section has been merged into the general affairs department.; 1325 more results

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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) 他早就吃完饭了。
(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) 比赛结果将在后天公布。

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