Word
已经 (yǐ jīng) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 2
已经 (yǐ jīng) is a Chinese word: already. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 已经
副 fù adverb
already
电影已经开始了。
diàn yǐng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le
The movie has already started.
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Word breakdown
已 yǐ — already, by now
Words with this character (4)
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这个问题早已解决了。
zhè ge wèn tí zǎo yǐ jiě jué le
This problem was solved long ago.
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她赞叹不已。
tā zàn tàn bù yǐ
She praised it endlessly.
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我不得已才这样做的。
wǒ bù dé yǐ cái zhè yàng zuò de
I had no choice but to do this.
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这只是个误会而已。
zhè zhǐ shì gè wù huì ér yǐ
This is just a misunderstanding, that's all.
经 jīng — through, past (reinforcing completion)
Words with this character (26)
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我经常去图书馆看书。
wǒ jīng cháng qù tú shū guǎn kàn shū
I often go to the library to read books.
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他是这家公司的经理。
tā shì zhè jiā gōng sī de jīng lǐ
He is the manager of this company.
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我每天经过这个公园。
wǒ měi tiān jīng guò zhè ge gōng yuán
I pass through this park every day.
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他经历了很多困难。
tā jīng lì le hěn duō kùn nan
He experienced many difficulties.
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这个国家的经济很强大。
zhè ge guó jiā de jīng jì hěn qiáng dà
This country's economy is very strong.
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他有丰富的工作经验。
tā yǒu fēng fù de gōng zuò jīng yàn
He has rich work experience.
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- 曾 ever, in the past (indicates past time)
- 经 experienced, gone through (emphasizes the experiential aspect)
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我曾经去过北京。
wǒ céng jīng qù guò Běi jīng
I once went to Beijing.
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这本书是文学经典。
zhè běn shū shì wén xué jīng diǎn
This book is a literary classic.
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她成功经营了这家公司十年。
tā chéng gōng jīng yíng le zhè jiā gōng sī shí nián
She has successfully operated this company for ten years.
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- 历 to pass through, to experience (emphasizes the process over time)
- 经 to undergo, to go through (reinforces the experiential aspect)
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他历经艰难终于成功了。
tā lì jīng jiān nán zhōng yú chéng gōng le
He went through hardships and finally succeeded.
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- 神 spirit, mental; refers to the immaterial aspect related to sensation and consciousness
- 经 channel, pathway; refers to the conduits or pathways through which signals travel
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他的神经受到了损伤。
tā de shén jīng shòu dào le sǔn shāng
His nerve was damaged.
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他在中国经商已经十年了。
tā zài zhōng guó jīng shāng yǐ jīng shí nián le
He has been doing business in China for ten years.
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这个决定一经做出,就不能更改。
zhè ge jué dìng yì jīng zuò chū jiù bù néng gēng gǎi
Once this decision is made, it cannot be changed.
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- 不 not, negation
- 经 to pass through, to experience (conscious processing)
- 意 intention, attention, awareness
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我不经意间看到了那封信。
wǒ bù jīng yì jiān kàn dào le nà fēng xìn
I inadvertently saw that letter.
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公司派代表去硅谷取经。
gōng sī pài dài biǎo qù guī gǔ qǔ jīng
The company sent representatives to Silicon Valley to learn from their experience.
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- 天 heaven; represents universal/cosmic order
- 经 classics/principles; represents established truths
- 地 earth; represents earthly/worldly order
- 义 righteousness/justice; represents moral correctness
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父母爱孩子是天经地义的。
fù mǔ ài hái zi shì tiān jīng dì yì de
It is natural and right for parents to love their children.
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- 市 market
- 场 place/field (completes 'market')
- 经 manage/administer (part of 'economy')
- 济 aid/assist (completes 'economy')
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他们从计划经济转向了市场经济。
tā men cóng jì huà jīng jì zhuǎn xiàng le shì chǎng jīng jì
They transitioned from a planned economy to a market economy.
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- 引 to quote, to cite
- 经 classics, canonical texts
- 据 according to, to base on
- 典 established works, authoritative texts
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他说话总是引经据典,显得很有学问。
tā shuō huà zǒng shì yǐn jīng jù diǎn xiǎn de hěn yǒu xué wèn
He always quotes classics when speaking, appearing very learned.
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这是一份正经工作。
zhè shì yī fèn zhèng jing gōng zuò
This is a proper job.
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- 经 through, undergo (indicating duration)
- 久 long time (specifying extended duration)
- 不 not (negation)
- 息 cease, stop (meaning unceasing when negated)
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演出结束后,观众的掌声经久不息。
yǎn chū jié shù hòu guān zhòng de zhǎng shēng jīng jiǔ bù xī
After the performance, the audience's applause lasted for a long time without stopping.
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这座桥经受住了百年风雨。
zhè zuò qiáo jīng shòu zhù le bǎi nián fēng yǔ
This bridge has endured a hundred years of wind and rain.
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北京的经度是东经116度。
Běi jīng de jīng dù shì dōng jīng yī bǎi yī shí liù dù
Beijing's longitude is 116 degrees east.
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两国签署了经贸合作协议。
liǎng guó qiān shǔ le jīng mào hé zuò xié yì
The two countries signed an economic and trade cooperation agreement.
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这个项目需要更多的经费。
zhè ge xiàng mù xū yào gèng duō de jīng fèi
This project needs more funds.
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这是一本财经杂志。
zhè shì yì běn cái jīng zá zhì
This is a finance and economics magazine.
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- 饱 fully, thoroughly (emphasizing completeness of experience)
- 经 to experience, to undergo (main verb)
- 沧 blue-green (of sea water; part of classical reference to great changes)
- 桑 mulberry tree (completes classical metaphor for dramatic life changes)
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这位老人饱经沧桑,但依然乐观。
zhè wèi lǎo rén bǎo jīng cāng sāng dàn yī rán lè guān
This elderly person has experienced many vicissitudes of life, but remains optimistic.
Structure & writing
已 is not used as a component in any other character.
已 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order
经 is not used as a component in any other character.
经 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order