既

jì · ji

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. already
  2. since
  3. both... (and...)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)既(jì)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)棒(bàng)球(qiú),又(yòu)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)足(zú)球(qiú)。

He likes neither baseball nor football.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)方(fāng)案(àn)既(jì)省(shěng)钱(qián)又(yòu)省(shěng)时(shí)间(jiān)。

This plan both saves money and saves time.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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