业已

業已

yèyǐ

adverb #36,213

Meanings

1 already
2 by now (literary)

Characters

already (literary)

already; finished

Examples

工程业已完工。

Gōngchéng yèyǐ wángōng.

The project has already been completed.

双方业已达成协议。

Shuāngfāng yèyǐ dáchéng xiéyì.

The two sides have already reached an agreement.

条件业已成熟。

Tiáojiàn yèyǐ chéngshú.

The conditions have now ripened.

Tips

register

Formal/written register, especially in news headlines, government statements, and business correspondence. Casual speech uses 已经 (yǐjīng). Compare 业已 with 早已 (zǎoyǐ, 'long ago already') — same flavor, even more emphatic on time.

Stroke Order

业 yè

已 yǐ