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Definitions

  1. 1. already
  2. 2. to stop
  3. 3. then
  4. 4. afterwards

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Words Containing 已

不已
bù yǐ

endlessly

不得已
bù dé yǐ

to act against one's will

已经
yǐ jīng

already

早已
zǎo yǐ

for a long time; long since

而已
ér yǐ

that's all

赞叹不已
zàn tàn bù yǐ

to be full of praise (idiom)

一夔已足
yī kuí yǐ zú

one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)

不得已而为之
bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī

to have no other choice

不为已甚
bù wéi yǐ shèn

refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment

不能自已
bù néng zì yǐ

unable to control oneself

久已
jiǔ yǐ

long ago

事已至此
shì yǐ zhì cǐ

see 事到如今[shì dào rú jīn]

仅此而已
jǐn cǐ ér yǐ

that's all; just this and nothing more

命不久已
mìng bù jiǔ yǐ

at death's door

寿数已尽
shòu shù yǐ jǐn

to die (when one's predestined life span is up)

已久
yǐ jiǔ

already a long time

已作故人
yǐ zuò gù rén

to have passed away

已婚
yǐ hūn

married

已婚已育
yǐ hūn yǐ yù

married, with one or more children

已往
yǐ wǎng

the past

已成形
yǐ chéng xíng

preformed

已故
yǐ gù

the late

已灭
yǐ miè

extinct

已然
yǐ rán

to be already so

已知
yǐ zhī

known (to science)

已见分晓
yǐ jiàn fēn xiǎo

the result becomes apparent

年已蹉跎
nián yǐ cuō tuó

the years have already gone by

往事已矣
wǎng shì yǐ yǐ

the past is dead (idiom)

悔之已晚
huǐ zhī yǐ wǎn

too late to be sorry

情非得已
qíng fēi dé yǐ

compelled by the circumstances (to do sth)

方寸已乱
fāng cùn yǐ luàn

(idiom) confused

方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding

既已
jì yǐ

already

有增无已
yǒu zēng wú yǐ

constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions

木已成舟
mù yǐ chéng zhōu

lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)

业已
yè yǐ

already

死而后已
sǐ ér hòu yǐ

until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life

为时已晚
wéi shí yǐ wǎn

already too late

无已
wú yǐ

endlessly

米已成炊
mǐ yǐ chéng chuī

lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)

缠绵不已
chán mián bù yǐ

to cling without letting go

万不得已
wàn bù dé yǐ

only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort

诛求无已
zhū qiú wú yǐ

to make endless exorbitant demands

说说而已
shuō shuō ér yǐ

nothing serious

迫不得已
pò bù dé yǐ

to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances

难以自已
nán yǐ zì yǐ

cannot control oneself (idiom)

鞠躬尽瘁,死而后已
jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ

to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life

颤抖不已
chàn dǒu bù yǐ

to shake like a leaf (idiom)

惊叹不已
jīng tàn bù yǐ

to exclaim in astonishment