已

yǐ

already; finished; stop

How to write 已, stroke by stroke

already; to stop; then; afterwards

已经yǐ jīngalready
而已ér yǐthat's all; nothing more
早已zǎo yǐfor a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past
已婚yǐ hūnmarried
已知yǐ zhīknown (to science)
仅此而已jǐn cǐ ér yǐthat's all; just this and nothing more
不已bù yǐ(used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
已故yǐ gùthe late; deceased
不得已bù dé yǐto act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must
已久yǐ jiǔalready a long time
已然yǐ ránalready; to be already so; to have long been the case
为时已晚wéi shí yǐ wǎnalready too late

我只是说说而已！
wǒ zhǐ shì shuō shuō ér yǐ ！
I'm just saying!
这种方法早已过时了。
zhè zhǒng fāng fǎ zǎo yǐ guò shí le 。
Such a method is out of date.
我已经决定好了。
wǒ yǐ jīng jué dìng hǎo le 。
I made my decision.
我已婚，有两个孩子。
wǒ yǐ hūn ， yǒu liǎng gè hái zi 。
I am married and have two children.
你的英语已有所改善。
nǐ de yīng yǔ yǐ yǒu suǒ gǎi shàn 。
You've improved your English.