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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

经 jīng — through, past (reinforcing completion)

Structure & writing
1 已 yǐ — to stop; to cease

已 is not used as a component in any other character.

已 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 经 jīng — warp thread (vertical threads in weaving, as opposed to 纬 weft)

经 is not used as a component in any other character.

经 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order