已经

yǐjīng

adverb★Intermediate— already

general

Used to indicate that an action or event has been completed before the present moment or another specified time.

他已经离开了。

He has already left.

我已经完成了作业。

I have already finished my homework.

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Often used with perfect aspect to describe completed actions.

Collocations

已经...了have already...已经不no longer

In spoken Chinese, 已经 is often used with 了 to emphasize completion.

Remember to use the aspect particle 了 after 已经 when describing completed actions.

Combination of 已 (already) and 经 (experience/pass through), indicating completion of an action.

Often used with the aspect particle 了 (le) to indicate completion. Can also be used to express that something is no longer the case (e.g., 已经不).

已

already

root

经

experience/pass through

root

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