LEARN + CHINESE / 78 of 300 HSK 3
Already and at Last 早已
You’ve known about the meeting for ages, but the taxi is waiting now. 早已 and 已 look back to a point by which something was true; 赶紧、赶快, and 立刻 press for action now. 通常、往往, and 总是 describe a habit or pattern instead of a one-off event.
他早已来了。
tā zǎoyǐ lái le。
He arrived long ago.
我本来想给她打电话的，结果忘了。
wǒ běnlái xiǎng gěi tā dǎ diànhuà de， jiéguǒ wàng le。
I meant to call her, but I forgot.
看来他曾经是个有钱人。
kànlái tā céngjīng shì ge yǒuqiánrén。
It seems he was once a rich man.
我周日从来都不在家。
wǒ Zhōurì cónglái dōu bú zài jiā。
I’m never at home on Sundays.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
běnlái | original; originally |
cái | only then; just now |
céngjīng | once; previously |
cónglái | always; at all times |
gǎnjǐn | hurriedly; without delay |
gǎnkuài | right away; quickly |
lìkè | immediately |
liánmáng | promptly; at once |
shǐzhōng | from beginning to end; all along |
yǐ | already |
zǎoyǐ | long ago; for a long time |
tōngcháng | usual; usually |
wǎngwǎng | often; frequently |
zǒng | always; total |
zǒngshì | always |
dǎ diànhuà | to make a phone call |
zàijiā | be at home |
diànhuà | telephone |
kànlái | it seems; apparently |
jiéguǒ | result; as a result |
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