Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 已

already
to stop
then
afterwards

long ago
a long time since

for a long time; long since
(dialect) in the past

married

(used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly

the late
deceased

known (to science)

already

already

endlessly
to have no choice

that's all
nothing more

already
to be already so; to have long been the case

already a long time

the past

already

extinct

preformed

to act against one's will
to have no alternative but to
to have to
to have no choice
must

only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort

that's all; just this and nothing more

see 事到如今 (shìdàorújīn)

until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
unto one's dying day

mǐyǐchéngchuī

lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)
fig. what is done cannot be undone

wéishíyǐwǎn

already too late

cannot control oneself (idiom)
to be beside oneself

one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)

yǒuzēngwúyǐ

constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions

bùwéiyǐshèn

refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment
not be too hard on subject

unable to control oneself
to be beside oneself

huǐzhīyǐwǎn

too late to be sorry

fāngcùnyǐluàn

(idiom) confused
troubled
bewildered

married, with one or more children

wǎngshìyǐyǐ

the past is dead (idiom)

chánmiánbùyǐ

to cling without letting go
to pester without end
to cling lovingly to each other

to be full of praise (idiom)

yǐjiànfēnxiǎo

the result becomes apparent
(after) the dust has settled

qíngfēidéyǐ

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

to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
forced into sth

chàndǒubùyǐ

to shake like a leaf (idiom)

to have passed away

shuōshuō'éryǐ

nothing serious
just hot air

jīngtànbùyǐ

to exclaim in astonishment

niánshìyǐgāo

old in years

to make endless exorbitant demands

shòushùyǐjǐn

to die (when one's predestined life span is up)

niányǐcuōtuó

the years have already gone by; to be too old

fāngxīngwèiyǐ

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
still growing strong
on the up

mùyǐchéngzhōu

lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
fig. what is done cannot be undone

bùdéyǐ'érwéizhī

不得已而为之

[不得已而為之]

to have no other choice
to be the last resort

jūgōngjìncuì,sǐ'érhòuyǐ

鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已

[鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已]

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