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already
HSK 2
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  *已* | 已* | *已
already / to stop / then / afterwards
HSK 3
for a long time; long since / (dialect) in the past
HSK 3
(idiom) to be full of praise and admiration; to marvel endlessly; to be in awe
HSK 7-9
to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must
HSK 7-9
that's all / nothing more
HSK 7-9
(used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
HSK 7-9
endlessly / to have no choice
to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances / forced into sth
(idiom) confused / troubled / bewildered
the years have already gone by; to be too old
that's all; just this and nothing more
unable to control oneself / to be beside oneself
constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions
already / to be already so; to have long been the case
married
to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life / with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
the late / deceased
nothing serious / just hot air
old in years
refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment / not be too hard on subject
already
lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom) / fig. what is done cannot be undone
already a long time
compelled by the circumstances (to do sth) / (have) no other choice (but do sth) / (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love
known (to science)
to make endless exorbitant demands
one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom) / fig. what is done cannot be undone
the past
already too late
to exclaim in astonishment
to have no other choice / to be the last resort
too late to be sorry
already
the past is dead (idiom)
long ago / a long time since
to have passed away
married, with one or more children
preformed
the result becomes apparent / (after) the dust has settled
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up
until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life / unto one's dying day
to cling without letting go / to pester without end / to cling lovingly to each other
cannot control oneself (idiom) / to be beside oneself
to shake like a leaf (idiom)


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