Word

既 (jì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

Meaning of 既

副 fù adverb

already; both (in 既...又... pattern)

他既聪明又努力。

tā jì cōng míng yòu nǔ lì

He is both smart and hardworking.

连 lián conjunction

already; since; both...and...

他既聪明又勤奋。

tā jì cōng míng yòu qín fèn

He is both smart and hardworking.

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Word breakdown

既 jì — already; both (in 既...又... pattern)

1 既然 jì rán — since, now that HSK 4
- 既 already, since (indicating an established fact)
- 然 so, thus (forms conjunction with 既)
Example

既然你来了，就一起吃饭吧。

jì rán nǐ lái le jiù yì qǐ chī fàn ba

Since you're here, let's eat together.
2 一如既往 yì rú jì wǎng — as always HSK 7
- 一 one, same
- 如 as, like
- 既 already, past
- 往 past, before
Example

我们将一如既往地支持你。

wǒ men jiāng yì rú jì wǎng de zhī chí nǐ

We will support you as always.

Structure & writing

1 既 jì — (lit.) finished; exhausted

既 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 3

概 gài general idea; outline

HSK 7

慨 kǎi indignant; filled with righteous anger 暨 jì and; as well as (connecting nouns or noun phrases) 溉 gài (lit.) to irrigate; to water

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

Stroke order