已經
See also: 已经
Chinese
already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards |
classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (已經) | 已 | 經 | |
| simp. (已经) | 已 | 经 | |
| anagram | 經已／经已 | ||
Pronunciation
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Adverb
(deprecated template usage) 已經
Usage notes
This term functions similarly to present perfect tense in English and is, therefore, often omitted when translated.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 已經 (“already”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 已, 業, 業已, 既 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 已經, 已, 業經, 業已, 已然 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 已經, 已竟, 已就 |
| Taiwan | 已經 | |
| Singapore | 已經 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 已經 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 已經 |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 可價 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 已經 |
| Wuhan | 已經 | |
| Guilin | 已經 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 已經 |
| Hefei | 已經 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 已經, 經已 |
| Hong Kong | 已經, 經已 | |
| Taishan | 經已 | |
| Yangjiang | 應 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 已經 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 已經 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 既經 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 既經 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 既經, 已經 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 既經 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 既經 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 既經 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 已經 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 已經 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 已經 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 已經 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 已經 |
| Matsu | 已經 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 已經 |
| Quanzhou | 已經 | |
| Zhangzhou | 已經 | |
| Taipei | 已經 | |
| Kaohsiung | 已經 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 已經 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 已經 | |
| Chaozhou | 已經 | |
| Shantou | 已經 | |
| Jieyang | 已經 | |
| Pontianak (Teochew) | 已經 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 已經 |
| Suzhou | 已經 | |
| Wenzhou | 已經 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 現是, 已經 |
| Shuangfeng | 已經, 既已經 | |
Further reading
- “Entry #50009”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.