Keyword
already
- since
- then
- both
- de facto
- Frequency
- #979
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
A person 旡 turning away from food 皀; compare 即
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既
already; since; both... (and...)
既然
since; as; this being the case
既有
existing
既定
already fixed; set; established
一如既往
(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
既得利益
vested interest
既往
past; bygone; the past
既成事实
fait accompli
既得
vested in; already obtained; vesting
既往不咎
to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones; There is no point in crying over spilt milk.
既视感
déjà vu
不咎既往
not censure sb for his past misdeeds; overlook sb's past mistakes; let bygones be bygones