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- 1. already
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Word relationships
Usage notes
Common mistakes
Don't use 已经 with 没 to negate a past action; use 还没...呢 or just 没. Incorrect: 我已经没吃饭。 Correct: 我还没吃饭呢。
Grammar
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When several adverbials come before one verb, Chinese puts time first, then adverbs like 都 and 已经, then descriptions and preposition phrases, with the verb last.
还 means “still” (还没 = “not yet”), 正 puts an action right in progress at a certain moment, and 有时候 means “sometimes”; all three go before the verb.
Use 都...了 to stress that it is already late, a lot, or a certain point, often with surprise or impatience.
Say something is about to happen with 要……了, 快要……了 or 就要……了, and contrast it with 已经……了 for what has already happened.
Say how long it has been since something happened, as in 他来中国三年了 and 我们下课十分钟了.
Contrast two aspect markers that both look backward but mean different things.
Example Sentences
5 shown已经 很晚了，晚安！
我 已经 在网上买了三张故宫的门票。
他 已经 到了中年。
我 已经 报名了汉语课程。
我 已经 掌握了这门技术。
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