already; to stop; then

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 已经yǐjīngalreadyB2
  • 早已zǎoyǐfor a long timeB5
  • 不已bùyǐ(used after a verb) endlesslyB6
  • 不得已bùdéyǐto act against one's willB7
  • 而已éryǐthat's allB7

See it in sentences

作业已写完了。

The homework is already done.

车已开走了。

The bus has already left.