既 (jì): already, since; both … and …, as well as (used in the pattern 既…又/也…)

Character info

Pinyin

jì

Meaning

already, since; both … and …, as well as (used in the pattern 既…又/也…)

Characters

1

Part of speech

adverb, conjunction

HSK level

HSK 4

Strokes

9

Radical

旡

Structure

左右结构

Chinese explanation

• 表示动作或状态已经发生或完成，相当于已经
• 常与就、又、也等词搭配，构成既……就……、既……又……等格式，表示两种情况同时存在或先有条件后有结果
• 也用于固定搭配既然，表示根据已经发生的情况推出结论。