已 (ji5) — excessive; very; much in Cantonese

jiˏ₅已

Mandarin Pinyin: yi3

Meaning of 已

nounexcessive; very; much

nounalready

nouncome to an end; finish; complete; finished

nounused to indicate the past

nounstop; cease

nouna final particle to add emphasis

nounIt is a verb indicate things have been finished/done

Example Sentences with 已

昨天已經決定了。

It was already decided yesterday.

他的名聲已經開始傳開傳了。

His reputation has already begun to spread.

現代嘅女裝恤衫，露出個乳溝、露出個肚臍，都係已經成為常態咗。

Today, it is no longer unusual to have tops for ladies which reveal the cleavage or the navel.

他已經清醒過來

He has regained consciousness

kapˉ¹吸jinˉ¹煙ngaiˎ₄危hoiˍ₆害ginˍ₆健hong1,康, ziˊ²只jiu˗₃要muiˏ₅每jatˍ₆日jatˉ¹一zi1,枝, jiˏ₅已gingˉ¹經zukˉ¹足jiˏ₅以zi˗₃致mingˍ₆命

Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death

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Words Containing 已

羽毛已豐jyu5 mou4 ji5 fung1

mature and experienced; full-fledged

現已jin6 ji5

to have already...; already

米已成炊mai5 ji5 sing4 ceoi1

raw rice has already been cooked

大勢已去daai6 sai3 ji5 heoi3

of a situation to be hopeless or irretrievable

已婚ji5 fan1

married

情非得已cing1 fei1 dak1 ji5

v. compelled to do something, verb form of irresistible

心儀已久sam1 ji4 ji5 gau2

to have admired (in one's heart) for quite some time

氣數已盡hei3 sou3 ji5 zeon6

'the days are numbered'

不得已bat1 dak1 ji5

act against one's will; no choice but to; have no alternative but

如此而已jyu4 ci2 ji4 ji5

that's what it all adds up to

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