既
jì HSK4

already

既 jì
[both... and...] conjunction
Used in coordinated patterns with 又 yòu or 也 yě to indicate that two qualities or actions exist simultaneously

这既是一个问题，也是一个祝福。

zhè jì shì yī​ge wèn​tí, yě shì yī​ge zhù​fú.

This is both a problem and a blessing.

她对她的父亲既爱又恨。

tā duì tā de fù​qīn jì ài yòu hèn.

She both loved and hated her father.

since conjunction
Used in the first clause of a sentence to state a fact as a premise for a conclusion, often followed by 就 jiù or 那么 nà​me
already adverb
(bound form) already; having occurred or finished; indicates a state that is established or completed
to finish
(literary) to end; to complete; to reach the limit
surname
a Chinese surname
all
(literary) all; completely; exhaustively
soon after
(literary) shortly; soon after; then; later on

Frequency
Character
Written text
724th most common 264.6 per million
Movie subtitles
1,092nd most common 85.9 per million appears in 42% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
28.1 per million appears in 13% of films
Written text
146.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+65E2

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)