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Information of 既

Pinyin jì

Radical

旡

Strokes

9 strokes

Usage

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Definition

already / since / both... (and...)

既 [jì] 动 [Verb] 1. 动作已经完了：已往不咎。已而。 Meaning: The action has been completed: this has been forgiven in the past. Then. 2. 已经：已成事实。已定。 Meaning: Already: it has become a fact. It is settled. 3. 常与“且”、“又”连用，表示两者并列：既快又好。 Meaning: Often used with "and" to indicate a conjunction of two aspects: both fast and good. 副 [Adverb] 1. 已经 [already] Example: 既来之，则安之。 "Since I have come, I will settle down." 2. 不久;随即 [soon] Example: 楚成王以商臣为太子，既欲置公子职。 "King Cheng of Chu wanted to appoint a son to the crown prince position soon after." 3. 常用“则”、“就”、“那么”相呼应，相当于“既然” [since; as] Example: 既要革命，就要有一个革命的党。 "Since you want a revolution, you need a revolutionary party." 4. 跟“且”、“又”、“也”、“还”等词配合，表示同时具有两种情况 [both…and; as well as] Example: 既高且大; 既快又好; 既坚持原则，又灵活运用。 "Both tall and big; both fast and good; both maintaining principles and being flexible in application." 本义: 吃罢，吃过 Etymology: The original meaning refers to finishing a meal. 造字法: 会意 Character Formation: Pictophonetic. The left side resembles a bowl, while the right side depicts a person turning after finishing a meal. 引 [Examples from Classic Texts] 1. 《说文》：既，小食也。 2. 《礼记·玉藻》：君既食。 3. 《义礼·乡饮酒礼》：不拜既爵。 4. 《论语·季氏》：既来之，则安之。 5. 清· 龚自珍《病梅馆记》：既泣之三日。

既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù

to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones / There is no point in crying over spilt milk.

不咎既往 bù jiù jì wǎng

not censure sb for his past misdeeds / overlook sb's past mistakes / let bygones be bygones

既然 jì rán

since / as / this being the case

既定 jì dìng

already fixed / set / established

既有 jì yǒu

existing

既然如此 jì rán rú cǐ

such being the case / since it is so

既是 jì shì

is both ...(and...) / since / as / being the case that

一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng

just as in the past (idiom); as before / continuing as always

既得 jì dé

vested in / already obtained / vesting

既得利益 jì dé lì yì

vested interest

既成事实 jì chéng shì shí

fait accompli

既往 jì wǎng

past / bygone / the past

一言既出 yī yán jì chū

Say it all

既来之 jì lái zhī

Already come

既得利益者 jì dé lì yì zhě

people with vested interests

既有线 jì yǒu xiàn

existing line