"Already" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |   |
| 曾经 | céng jīng | once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) | |
| 就 |  jiù | at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon as / then / in that case / as many as / even if / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / to suffer / subjected to / to accomplish / to take advantage of / to go with (of foods) / with regard to / concerning | |
| 都 | dōu | all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all | |
| 已然 | yǐ rán | to be already so / already | |
| 业已 | yè yǐ | already | |
| 既已 | jì yǐ | already | |
| 已 | yǐ | already / to stop / then / afterwards | |
| 业 | yè | line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already | |
| 曾 | céng | once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) | |
| 既 | jì | already / since / both... (and...) | |
| 憯 | cǎn | already / sorrowful | |
| 业经 | yè jīng | already | |
| 早来 | zǎo lái | to come early / already / early | |
| 早就 | zǎo jiù | already at an earlier time | |
| 新增 | xīn zēng | newly added / additional / to add (to what already exists) | |
| 已久 | yǐ jiǔ | already a long time | |
| 第三者 | dì sān zhě | sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship / the other woman / the other man / third person / third party (in dispute) / disinterested party / number three in a list | |
| 既定 | jì dìng | already fixed / set / established | |
| 似曾相识 | sì céng xiāng shí | déjà / vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted | |
| 精益求精 | jīng yì qiú jīng | to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom) / constantly improving | |
| 锦上添花 | jǐn shàng tiān huā | lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off | |
| 既得 | jì dé | vested in / already obtained / vesting | |
| 明知故问 | míng zhī gù wèn | to ask a question, already knowing the answer | |
| 成药 | chéng yào | patent medicine / medicine already made up | |
| 朝三暮四 | zhāo sān mù sì | lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold | |
| 木已成舟 | mù yǐ chéng zhōu | lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom) / fig. what is done cannot be undone | |
| 胸有成略 | xiōng yǒu chéng lu:è | the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed | |
| 胸有成算 | xiōng yǒu chéng suàn | the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed | |
| 米已成炊 | mǐ yǐ chéng chuī | lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom) / fig. what is done cannot be undone | |
| 为时已晚 | wéi shí yǐ wǎn | already too late | |
| 已经进行 | yǐ jīng jìn xíng | already underway / already in progress | |
| 年已蹉跎 | nián yǐ cuō tuó | the years have already gone by / to be too old | |
| 目无全牛 | mù wú quán niú | to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom) / extremely skilled / able to see through the problem at one glance | |
| 订出 | dìng chū | to lay down (a rule, a plan of action) / to draw up / booked out (i.e. already fully booked) | |
| 吃着碗里，看着锅里 | chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ | lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom) / not content with what one already has / (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye | |
| 名花有主 | míng huā yǒu zhǔ | the girl is already taken (idiom) | |
| 追叙 | zhuī xù | to recount what happened prior to events already known | |
| 骑驴找驴 | qí lu:2 zhǎo lu:2 | lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom) / fig. to look for what one already has | |
| 腿了 | tuǐ le | (Tw) (Internet slang) too late, someone posted that already (supposedly from "lag" misspelled as "leg") | |
| 补刀 | bǔ dāo | (gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant / (fig.) to attack sb who is already under fire / to pile on / (sphragistics) to retouch a seal after taking a first impression | |
