Radical 49 · 3 strokes

already

HSK 3 (3.0)4 meanings#410
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. adverb

    already

    表示动作、事情已经完成或已经发生biǎoshì dòngzuò、shìqing yǐjīng wánchéng huò yǐjīng fāshēng

    • He has already left.

    + 2 more examples for this meaning
    • He has been living here for a week.

    • We've already gotten used to the cold.

  2. verb

    to stop

    不再继续;停止búzài jìxù; tíngzhǐ

    • He has stopped working.

  3. adverb

    afterwards

    表示事情过去了或完成了biǎoshì shìqing guòqù le huò wánchéng le

    • He has already left.

  4. adverb

    then

    表示事情已经完成或已经发生biǎoshì shìqing yǐjīng wánchéng huò yǐjīng fāshēng

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (finished; stopped; coiled (representing completion))ASSOCIATIVE

The character resembles a coiled snake curled up on itself, symbolizing something completed or finished.

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