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  10. <h1>Expressing "already" with "<span class="pinyinst">yǐjīng... le</span>" "<span class="hanzist">已经⋯⋯了</span>"</h1>
  11. <p><span class="hanzi">已经⋯⋯了</span> (<span class="pinyin">yǐjīng... le</span>) is the basic pattern used to express "<b>already</b>" in Chinese. It's easy to forget the <span class="hanzi">了</span> (<span class="pinyin">le</span>) on the end, but using it will make your Chinese more natural.</p>
  12. <h2 id="basic-usages">Basic Usages</h2>
  13. <h3 id="已经-yǐjīng-with-verb-phrases"><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal;">已经</span> (<span class="pinyin">yǐjīng</span>) with Verb Phrases</h3>
  14. <h4 id="structure">Structure</h4>
  15. <p>The most common structure is to use <span class="hanzi">已经⋯⋯了</span> (<span class="pinyin">yǐjīng... le</span>) with a verb phrase.</p>
  16. <div class="deux">
  17. <p><span class="hanzist">已经</span> + Verb / [Verb Phrase] + <span class="hanzist">了</span></p>
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  19. <h4 id="examples">Examples</h4>
  20. <div class="exemple">
  21. <ul>
  22. <li><span class="hanzi">他们 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 走 <span class="fondjaune">了</span>。</span><br/> <span class="vert">with just a verb</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Tāmen <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> zǒu <span class="fondjaune">le</span> </span> <br/>They've already left.</li>
  23. <li><span class="hanzi">我 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 有 男朋友 <span class="fondjaune">了</span> 。</span> <br/><span class="vert">with a verb phrase</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> yǒu nánpéngyou <span class="fondjaune">le</span> </span> <br/>I already have a boyfriend.</li>
  24. <li><span class="hanzi">宝宝 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 会 说话 <span class="fondjaune">了</span> </span> <br/><span class="vert">with a verb phrase</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Bǎobao <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> huì shuōhuà <span class="fondjaune">le</span> </span> <br/>The baby can already speak.</li>
  25. <li><span class="hanzi">妈妈 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 回来 <span class="fondjaune">了</span> </span> <br/><span class="vert">with just a verb</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Māma <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> huílái <span class="fondjaune">le</span> </span> <br/>Mom has already come back.</li>
  26. <li><span class="hanzi">他 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 上 飞机 <span class="fondjaune">了</span> </span> <br/><span class="vert">with a verb phrase</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Tā <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> shàng fēijī <span class="fondjaune">le</span> </span> <br/>He's already gotten on the plane.</li>
  27. </ul>
  28. </div>
  29. <h3 id="已经-yǐjīng-with-adjectives"><span class="hanzist">已经</span> (<span class="pinyinst">yǐjīng</span>) with Adjectives</h3>
  30. <h4 id="structure-1">Structure</h4>
  31. <p>Sometimes an <a href="adjective" class="uri" title="wikilink">adjective</a> or a <a href="time_noun" title="wikilink">time noun</a> is used instead of a typical verb phrase:</p>
  32. <div class="deux">
  33. <p><span class="hanzist">已经</span> + (<span class="hanzist">很</span> +) Adj. + <span class="hanzist">了</span></p>
  34. </div>
  35. <h4 id="examples-1">Examples</h4>
  36. <div class="exemple">
  37. <ul>
  38. <li><span class="hanzi">爸爸 妈妈 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 老 <span class="fondjaune">了</span>。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Bàba māma <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> lǎo <span class="fondjaune">le</span> </span> <br/>Mom and dad are already old.</li>
  39. <li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 很 便宜 <span class="fondjaune">了</span>。</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondjaune">Yǐjīng</span> hěn piányi <span class="fondjaune">le</span> </span> <br/>It is already very cheap.</li>
  40. <li><span class="hanzi">你 女朋友 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 很 漂亮 <span class="fondjaune">了</span> </span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ nǚpéngyou <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> hěn piàoliang <span class="fondjaune">le</span> </span> <br/>Your girlfriend is already very beautiful!</li>
  41. <li><span class="hanzi">你 的 感冒 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 好 <span class="fondjaune">了</span> 吗 ?</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ de gǎnmào <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> hǎo <span class="fondjaune">le</span> ma?</span> <br/>Is your cold already better?</li>
  42. <li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 很 晚 <span class="fondjaune">了</span>,我们 走 吧。</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondjaune">Yǐjīng</span> hěn wǎn <span class="fondjaune">le</span> wǒmen zǒu ba.</span> <br/>It's already really late. Let's go.</li>
  43. </ul>
  44. </div>
  45. <h3 id="已经-yǐjīng-with-time-nouns"><span class="hanzist">已经</span> (<span class="pinyinst">yǐjīng</span>) with Time Nouns</h3>
  46. <p>A "time noun" simply refers to almost any word in Chinese indicating a time something happened.</p>
  47. <h4 id="structure-2">Structure</h4>
  48. <div class="deux">
  49. <p><span class="hanzist">已经</span> + Time Noun + <span class="hanzist">了</span></p>
  50. </div>
  51. <h4 id="examples-2">Examples</h4>
  52. <div class="exemple">
  53. <ul>
  54. <li><span class="hanzi"><span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 11点 <span class="fondjaune">了</span>,女儿 还 没 回来 。</span><br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="fondjaune">Yǐjīng</span> shíyī diǎn <span class="fondjaune">le</span>, nǚ'ér hái méi huílái.</span><br/>It is already 11 o'clock, and my daughter has not returned.</li>
  55. <li><span class="hanzi">爷爷 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 八十五 岁 <span class="fondjaune">了</span> 。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Yéye <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> bāshí-wǔ suì <span class="fondjaune">le</span> </span> <br/>Grandpa is already eighty-five years old.</li>
  56. <li><span class="hanzi">我 学习 中文 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 一 年 <span class="fondjaune">了</span> 。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ xuéxí Zhōngwén <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> yī nián <span class="fondjaune">le</span> </span> <br/>I have already been studying Chinese for a year.</li>
  57. <li><span class="hanzi">他 在 洗手间 里 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 半 个 小时 <span class="fondjaune">了</span> 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Tā zài xǐshǒujiān lǐ <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> bàn gè xiǎoshí <span class="fondjaune">le</span> </span> <br/>He has already been in the bathroom for half an hour.</li>
  58. <li><span class="hanzi">爸爸 去 北京 出差 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 两 天 <span class="fondjaune">了</span> 。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Bàba qù Běijīng chūchāi <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> liǎng tiān <span class="fondjaune">le</span>.</span><br/> It has already been two days since dad went to Beijing on business trip.</li>
  59. </ul>
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  61. <h2 id="negative-form">Negative Form</h2>
  62. <h3 id="structure-3">Structure</h3>
  63. <p>The negative structure simply adds a <span class="hanzi">不</span> (<span class="pinyin">bù</span>) after <span class="hanzi">已经</span> (<span class="pinyin">yǐjīng</span>), and before the verb (or possibly adjective).</p>
  64. <div class="deux">
  65. <p><span class="hanzist">已经</span> + <span class="hanzist">不</span> + [Verb Phrase] / Adj. + <span class="hanzist">了</span></p>
  66. </div>
  67. <h3 id="examples-3">Examples</h3>
  68. <p>Generally this negative <span class="hanzi">已经</span> (<span class="pinyin">yǐjīng</span>) structure is translated into English as "not... anymore" rather than using the word "already."</p>
  69. <div class="exemple">
  70. <ul>
  71. <li><span class="hanzi">我 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> <span class="fondvert">不</span> 喜欢 你 <span class="fondjaune">了</span>。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> <span class="fondvert">bù</span> xǐhuan nǐ <span class="fondjaune">le</span>.</span><br/> I don't like you anymore.</li>
  72. <li><span class="hanzi">他 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> 不 爱 他 的 猫 <span class="fondjaune">了</span>。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Tā <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> <span class="fondvert">bù</span> ài tā de māo <span class="fondjaune">le</span> </span> <br/>He doesn't love his cat anymore.</li>
  73. <li><span class="hanzi">他们 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> <span class="fondvert">不</span> 住 在 中国 <span class="fondjaune">了</span> </span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Tāmen <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> <span class="fondvert">bù</span> zhù zài Zhōngguó <span class="fondjaune">le</span> </span> <br/>They don't live in China anymore.</li>
  74. <li><span class="hanzi">我 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> <span class="fondvert">不</span> 需要 父母 的 钱 <span class="fondjaune">了</span> </span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> <span class="fondvert">bù</span> xūyào fùmǔ de qián <span class="fondjaune">le</span>.</span><br/> I don't need my parents' money anymore.</li>
  75. <li><span class="hanzi">你 <span class="fondjaune">已经</span> <span class="fondvert">不</span> 在 Google 工作 <span class="fondjaune">了</span> 吗?</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ <span class="fondjaune">yǐjīng</span> <span class="fondvert">bù</span> zài Google gōngzuò <span class="fondjaune">le</span> ma?</span><br/> You don't work at Google anymore?</li>
  76. </ul>
  77. </div>
  78. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
  79. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
  80. <ul>
  81. <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语八百词(增订本)</span> (p. 612)</li>
  82. <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语虚词例释</span> (p. 554)</li>
  83. <li>New Concept Chinese (<span class="hanzi">新概念汉语 初级本II</span>) (p. 41)</li>
  84. <li>Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (<span class="hanzi">汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级</span>) (p. 97)</li>
  85. </ul>
  86. <h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3>
  87. <ul>
  88. <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语词典(第5版)</span> (p.1609)</li>
  89. </ul>
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