已经 yǐjīng in a sentence

我 已经 吃过饭了。

Wǒ yǐjing chī guo fàn le.

I have already eaten.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 已经

他 已经 上班去了。

Tā yǐjing shàngbān qù le.

He has already gone to work.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 已经

他可能 已经 走了。

Tā kěnéng yǐjing zǒu le.

He may have already left.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 可能

会议 已经 结束了。

Huìyì yǐjing jiéshù le.

The meeting has already ended.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 结束

那本书 已经 卖完了。

Nà běn shū yǐjing mài wán le.

That book is already sold out.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 卖

我爷爷 已经 很老了。

Wǒ yéye yǐjing hěn lǎo le.

My grandfather is quite old now.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 老

其他人都 已经 走了。

Qítā rén dōu yǐjing zǒu le.

Everyone else has already left.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 其他

他一定 已经 到家了。

Tā yídìng yǐjing dào jiā le.

He must be home by now.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 一定

你的电子邮件我 已经 看了。

Nǐ de diànzǐ yóujiàn wǒ yǐjing kàn le.

I have already read your email.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 电子邮件

我 已经 完成了今天的作业。

Wǒ yǐjing wánchéng le jīntiān de zuòyè.

I have already finished today's homework.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 完成

他看着年轻，其实 已经 四十岁了。

Tā kàn zhe niánqīng, qíshí yǐjing sìshí suì le.

He looks young, but he's actually already forty.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 其实

我离开老家 已经 十年了。

wǒ líkāi lǎojiā yǐjīng shínián le / liǎo / liào.

It's been ten years since I left my home town.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home

她教中文 已经 教了二十年了。

tā jiāo zhōngwén yǐjīng jiāo le / liǎo / liào èrshí nián le / liǎo / liào.

She's been teaching Chinese for twenty years.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Chinese Teacher

那天晚上很冷，天 已经 黑了。

nà / nèi tiān wǎnshang hěn lěng, tiān yǐjīng hēi le / liǎo / liào.

That evening was cold, and it was already dark.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost

现在这个房间 已经 像我的家了。

xiànzài zhège fángjiān yǐjīng xiàng wǒ de(possessive) jiā le / liǎo / liào.

Now the room already feels like home.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · My New Room

等我醒过来的时候， 已经 五点了。

děng wǒ xǐng guòlái de / dì shíhou, yǐjīng wǔ diǎn le / liǎo / liào.

By the time I woke up it was already five.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend

到公司的时候， 已经 八点四十了。

dào gōngsī de / dì shíhou, yǐjīng bā diǎn sìshí le / liǎo / liào.

When I got to the office it was already 8:40.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work

我在家休息了两天，现在 已经 好了。

wǒ zàijiā xiūxi le / liǎo / liào liǎng tiān, xiànzài yǐjīng hǎo / hào le / liǎo / liào.

I rested at home for two days, and I'm better now.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · Going to the Doctor

照片 已经 发黄了，边上还有一点破。

zhàopiàn yǐjīng fā huáng le / liǎo / liào, biān shàng háiyǒu yīdiǎn pò.

It had yellowed, and the edge was slightly torn.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph

我小时候上的那所小学 已经 不在了。

wǒ xiǎoshíhou shàng de / dì nà / nèi suǒ xiǎoxué yǐjīng bùzài le / liǎo / liào.

The primary school I went to as a child was gone.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home

有一次，我 已经 很累了，同事又让我帮他做一份报告。

yǒu yīcì, wǒ yǐjīng hěn lèi / léi / lěi le / liǎo / liào, tóngshì yòu ràng wǒ bāng tā zuò yī fèn bàogào.

Once, when I was already exhausted, a colleague asked me to do a report for him.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No

我 已经 拍照了。

Wǒ yǐjīng pāizhào le.

I've already photographed it.

Travel phrasebook · Quality problems and claims

单证 已经 发给您了。

Dānzhèng yǐjīng fā gěi nín le.

The documents have been sent to you.

Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs

信 已经 寄了。

Xìn yǐjīng jì le.

The letter has already been sent.

Grammar library · HSK 3 · 被 passive