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Meaning of 既

Pinyin jì

Radical

旡

Strokes

Definition

already / since / both... (and...)

Usage

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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).

既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù

to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones / There is no point in crying over spilt milk.

不咎既往 bù jiù jì wǎng

not censure sb for his past misdeeds / overlook sb's past mistakes / let bygones be bygones

既然 jì rán

since / as / this being the case

既定 jì dìng

already fixed / set / established

既有 jì yǒu

existing

既然如此 jì rán rú cǐ

such being the case / since it is so

既是 jì shì

is both ...(and...) / since / as / being the case that

一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng

just as in the past (idiom); as before / continuing as always

既得 jì dé

vested in / already obtained / vesting

既得利益 jì dé lì yì

vested interest

既成事实 jì chéng shì shí

fait accompli

既往 jì wǎng

past / bygone / the past

一言既出 yī yán jì chū

Say it all

既来之 jì lái zhī

Already come

既得利益者 jì dé lì yì zhě

people with vested interests

既有线 jì yǒu xiàn

existing line