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已

yǐ · yi

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Meaning

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  1. already
  2. to stop
  3. then
  4. afterwards
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Seats are full

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，门口(ménkǒu)写(xiě)着(zhe)：座位(zuòwèi)已(yǐ)满(mǎn)。

    Look, the sign says: seats are full.

  2. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)“已(yǐ)”是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    What does this word mean?

  3. Dengdeng

    “已(yǐ)”就是(jiùshì)已经(yǐjīng)。已(yǐ)满(mǎn)，就是(jiùshì)已经(yǐjīng)满(mǎn)了(le)。

    It means "already". "Already full" means it is full now.

  4. Liangliang

    明白(míngbai)了(le)。那(nà)我们(wǒmen)等(děng)一会儿(yīhuìr)吧(ba)。

    I see. Let us wait a while.

  5. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，有人(yǒurén)走(zǒu)了(le)，有(yǒu)座位(zuòwèi)了(le)！

    Look, someone left. There is a seat now!

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2 examples
01

反(fǎn)正(zhèng)事(shì)情(qing)已(yǐ)过(guò)去(qu)了(le)，那(nà)不(bú)用(yòng)再(zài)提(tí)了(le)。

Anyway the event has already passed, there is no point in mentioning it again.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

天(tiān)色(sè)已(yǐ)晚(wǎn)，我(wǒ)们(men)该(gāi)回(huí)家(jiā)了(le)。

It's already late; we should go home.

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