义项
表示事情完成或时间过去
Says that something has happened by now. It stands before the verb and nearly always pairs with a sentence-final 了: 他已经走了.
adverb
例句
- 他已经走了。他已經走了。Tā (first tone, high and level) yǐjīng (third tone, dipping) zǒu (third tone, dipping) le. (neutral tone)···
He’s already left.
- 我已经吃过饭了。我已經吃過飯了。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) yǐjīng (third tone, dipping) chīguo (first tone, high and level) fàn (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone)···
I’ve already eaten.
常见错误
不太对他已经走。
正确他已经走了。
已经 needs the 了 that closes the sentence: together they report the change of situation. Without 了 the sentence sounds unfinished.