已然 yǐ rán ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ ji5 jin4
- already
- to be already so; to have long been the case
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已
- 不已 bù yǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ bat1 ji5 (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
- 已婚 yǐ hūn ㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄣ ji5 fan1 married
- 已经 已經 yǐ jīng ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ji5 ging1 already
- 早已 zǎo yǐ ㄗㄠˇ ㄧˇ zou2 ji5 for a long time; long since
- 而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 that's all
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- 不得已 bù dé yǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ bat1 dak1 ji5 to act against one's will
- 赞叹不已 讚嘆不已 zàn tàn bù yǐ ㄗㄢˋ ㄊㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ (idiom) to be full of praise and admiration; to marvel endlessly; to be in awe
- 久已 jiǔ yǐ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧˇ gau2 ji5 long ago
- 已久 yǐ jiǔ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ji5 gau2 already a long time
- 已往 yǐ wǎng ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ ji5 wong5 the past
- 已故 yǐ gù ㄧˇ ㄍㄨˋ ji5 gu3 the late
- 已知 yǐ zhī ㄧˇ ㄓ ji5 zi1 known (to science)
- 既已 jì yǐ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˇ gei3 ji5 already
- 业已 業已 yè yǐ ㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ jip6 ji5 already
- 无已 無已 wú yǐ ㄨˊ ㄧˇ mou4 ji5 endlessly
- 已成形 yǐ chéng xíng ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ji5 sing4 jing4 preformed
- 一夔已足 yī kuí yǐ zú ㄧ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄧˇ ㄗㄨˊ jat1 kwai4 ji5 zuk1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
- 不为已甚 不為已甚 bù wéi yǐ shèn ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˇ ㄕㄣˋ bat1 wai4 ji5 sam6 refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment
- 不能自已 bù néng zì yǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄗˋ ㄧˇ bat1 nang4 zi6 ji5 unable to control oneself
- 事已至此 shì yǐ zhì cǐ ㄕˋ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄘˇ see 事到如今
然
- 不然 bù rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 jin4 not so
- 仍然 réng rán ㄖㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ jing4 jin4 still; as before; yet
- 依然 yī rán ㄧ ㄖㄢˊ ji1 jin4 still; as before
- 偶然 ǒu rán ㄡˇ ㄖㄢˊ ngau5 jin4 incidentally
- 公然 gōng rán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄢˊ gung1 jin4 openly
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- 哗然 嘩然 huá rán ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ waa1 jin4 in uproar
- 固然 gù rán ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ gu3 jin4 admittedly (it's true that...)
- 坦然 tǎn rán ㄊㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ taan2 jin4 calm
- 天然 tiān rán ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄢˊ tin1 jin4 natural
- 居然 jū rán ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ geoi1 jin4 unexpectedly
- 必然 bì rán ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ bit1 jin4 inevitable
- 忽然 hū rán ㄏㄨ ㄖㄢˊ fat1 jin4 suddenly; all of a sudden
- 既然 jì rán ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ gei3 jin4 since; as; this being the case
- 果然 guǒ rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 jin4 really
- 毅然 yì rán ㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ ngai6 jin4 firmly
- 漠然 mò rán ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ mok6 jin4 indifferent
- 然后 然後 rán hòu ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ jin4 hau6 then; after that; afterwards
- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 猛然 měng rán ㄇㄥˇ ㄖㄢˊ maang5 jin4 suddenly; abruptly
- 当然 當然 dāng rán ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ dong1 jin4 only natural
Idioms with these characters
- 颤抖不已 顫抖不已 chàn dǒu bù yǐ ㄔㄢˋ ㄉㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ zin3 dau2 bat1 ji5 to shake like a leaf (idiom)
- 方寸已乱 方寸已亂 fāng cùn yǐ luàn ㄈㄤ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ fong1 cyun3 ji5 lyun6 (idiom) confused
- 方兴未已 方興未已 fāng xīng wèi yǐ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧˇ fong1 hing1 mei6 ji5 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
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- 仅此而已 僅此而已 jǐn cǐ ér yǐ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄘˇ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ gan2 ci2 ji4 ji5 (idiom) that's all; just this and nothing more
- 米已成炊 mǐ yǐ chéng chuī ㄇㄧˇ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄟ mai5 ji5 sing4 ceoi1 lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)
- 木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu ㄇㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄡ muk6 ji5 sing4 zau1 lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
- 难以自已 難以自已 nán yǐ zì yǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄧˇ naan4 ji5 zi6 ji5 cannot control oneself (idiom)
- 迫不得已 pò bù dé yǐ ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ bik1 bat1 dak1 ji5 to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
- 死而后已 死而後已 sǐ ér hòu yǐ ㄙˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧˇ sei2 ji4 hau6 ji5 until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
- 万不得已 萬不得已 wàn bù dé yǐ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ maan6 bat1 dak1 ji5 only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
- 黯然神伤 黯然神傷 àn rán shén shāng ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄤ am2 jin4 san4 soeng1 (idiom) depressed; dispirited
- 安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng ㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ on1 jin4 mou4 joeng6 safe and sound (idiom)
- 黯然销魂 黯然銷魂 àn rán xiāo hún ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄣˊ am2 jin4 siu1 wan4 overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting
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- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
- 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 ji5 wai6 jin4 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
- 大义凛然 大義凜然 dà yì lǐn rán ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄢˊ daai6 ji6 lam5 jin4 devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
- 幡然改图 幡然改圖 fān rán gǎi tú ㄈㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄨˊ faan1 jin4 goi2 tou4 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
- 果不其然 guǒ bù qí rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 bat1 kei4 jin4 (idiom) just as expected
- 悍然不顾 悍然不顧 hàn rán bù gù ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ hon6 jin4 bat1 gu3 outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 已然 成为 成為 了 一 名 严格 嚴格 的 素食主义 素食主義 者 。
Tom used to be a strict vegetarian.
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