矣

yǐ

particle HSK 7 #18,738

Meanings

1 (classical) particle indicating completion
2 (literary) equivalent of 了
3 (archaic) exclamatory particle

Characters

classical particle indicating completion or exclamation

Examples

逝者如斯夫，不舍昼夜矣。

Shìzhě rú sī fū, bù shě zhòuyè yǐ.

Time flows on like this, never ceasing day or night.

足矣。

Zú yǐ.

That is enough.

Tips

register

矣 is a classical Chinese (文言文) particle. In modern Chinese it appears mostly in set phrases like 足矣 (that's enough) or literary quotations.

grammar

矣 functions like 了 in classical Chinese, marking completed actions or changed states. It can also express exclamation.

Stroke Order

矣 yǐ