Chinese Notes

既 jì

jì adverb already; since
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: In the sense of 已经 (CC-CEDICT '既'; Guoyu '既' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '既' 1a, p. 188; Mathews 1931 '既', p. 59; Unihan '既'; XHZD '既' 2, p. 318)
jì conjunction both ... and ...
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: This form is used both in modern and literary Chinese (CC-CEDICT '既'; Guoyu '既' conj 2; Kroll 2015 '既' 2a, p. 188; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 113; XHZD '既' 3, p. 319)
jì verb to complete; to finish
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 既 is a full verb (Guoyu '既' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '既' 1, p. 188; Mathews 1931 '既', p. 59; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 113; XHZD '既' 1, p. 318)
jì particle preverbal particle marking completion
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In Literary Chinese 既 is placed before a verb to indicate a change in state completion. The verb is often followed by the particle 矣 (Kroll 2015 '既' 2, p. 188; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 113). For example, 然則夫子既聖矣乎？ 'Then, Master, have you attained to be a Sage?' (Mengzi: 3.2/16/14, translation by Legge)
jì adverb not long
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 不久 (Guoyu '既' adv 3)
jì proper noun Ji
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '既' n)

既往不咎 let bygones be bygones; immediately forget and not blame
既生明 4th day of the lunar month
不咎既往 not censure for past misdeeds
既得权(既得權) legal authority
九族既睦 the nine kinds of kin became harmonious
既稟 at expiration
既久 for a considerable time
既望 16th day of the lunar month
既然如此 since this is the case
既然 since; whereas; this being the case
既往 past; bygone; the past
既而 soon after
既生魄 17th day of the lunar month
既已 already
既成 already complete
一言既出，驷马难追(一言既出，駟馬難追) once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it; a promise must be kept
既是 since; as; being the case that
既得利益 vested interest
既成事实(既成事實) fait accompli
既来之，则安之(既來之，則安之) Since they have come, we should make them comfortable . Since we're here, take it easy.; Since this is so, we should accept it.; Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth.
月既 end of the month
既视感(既視感) déjà vu
既定 already fixed; set; established
既有 to exist
既得 vested in; already obtained; vesting
不溯既往 let bygones be bygones
既得期间(既得期間) vesting period
一如既往 just as in the past; as before; continuing as always

Truncated for common words