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已经

yǐ jīng · yi jing

Traditional 已經

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. already
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Already hungry again

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)了吗(lema)？

    Have you eaten?

  2. Dengdeng

    已经(yǐjīng)吃(chī)了(le)。

    Already did.

  3. Liangliang

    吃(chī)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What did you eat?

  4. Dengdeng

    面条(miàntiáo)，已经(yǐjīng)吃(chī)了(le)三碗(sānwǎn)。

    Noodles. I already ate three bowls.

  5. Liangliang

    三碗(sānwǎn)？你(nǐ)还(hái)饿(è)吗(ma)？

    Three bowls? Are you still hungry?

  6. Dengdeng

    已经(yǐjīng)又(yòu)饿(è)了(le)！

    Already hungry again!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

火(huǒ)车(chē)已(yǐ)经(jīng)开(kāi)走(zǒu)了(le)。

The train has already left.

02

时(shí)间(jiān)已(yǐ)经(jīng)很(hěn)晚(wǎn)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)该(gāi)回(huí)家(jiā)了(le)。

It's already very late; we should go home.

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已
yǐ

already; to stop

经
jīng

classics; sacred book

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