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矣 - yǐ

particle of completed action

particle of completed action

How to read 矣

Click 矣 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishparticle of completed action
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

命不久矣 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 往事已矣. Please read 命不久矣 one more time.

Common words with this character

at death's door
the past is dead

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 矣 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 命不久矣 and 往事已矣 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 矣.