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既
[jì]
【Verb】
1. Action has already finished: 既往不咎 (No blame for the past). 既而 (and then).
2. Already: 既成事实 (has become a fact). 既定 (already determined).
3. Often used with "且," "又," indicating parallel situations: 既快又好 (both fast and good).
【Noun】
1. (Original meaning): To eat up, to finish eating.
- Etymology: It is a combination of meanings. The left part resembles a food vessel, while the right part represents a person turning away after finishing to leave.
- Reference: 《说文》: 既小食也. 罗振玉曰: “即,象人就食;既,象人食既.”
2. Total consumption, refers to solar or lunar eclipses.
- Reference: 《春秋·桓公三年》: 秋,七月,壬辰,朔,日有食之,既. 杜预注: “既,尽也.”
3. Completed; ended.
- Reference: 《公羊传·宣公元年》: 既而曰, 注: “事毕也.”
【Adverb】
1. Already: 既来之,则安之 (Since you have come, then be at ease).
2. Soon; immediately.
- Reference: 《韩非子·内储说下》: 楚成王以商臣为太子,既欲置公子职.
3. Often used with "则," "就," "那么," equating to "since":
- Reference: 梁启超《谭嗣同传》: 既定策则仆须急归营.
4. Combined with "且," "又," "也," "还," indicates simultaneous situations:
- Example: 既高且大 (both tall and big); 既快又好 (both fast and good); 既坚持原则,又灵活运用 (both adhere to principles and remain flexible).
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