矣
yǐ
classical sentence-final particle
Character
Example phrases
- 事已至此，再争论责任归属也晚矣。 Shì yǐ zhì cǐ, zài zhēnglùn zérèn guīshǔ yě wǎn yǐ. At this point, it is already too late to keep arguing about where responsibility lies.
- 三年未见，故乡变化大矣。 Sān nián wèi jiàn, gùxiāng biànhuà dà yǐ. After three years away, my hometown has changed greatly indeed.
- 天色已晚，不可再等矣。 Tiānsè yǐ wǎn, búkě zài děng yǐ. It is already late; we cannot wait any longer.
Related words
- 着实 zhuóshí indeed; truly; really
- 万万 wànwàn absolutely; by all means; under no circumstances
- 亿万 yìwàn hundreds of millions; countless
- 亦 yì also; likewise; too
- 一味 yíwèi blindly; persistently; one-sidedly
- 一概 yígài all; without exception; categorically
- 无条件 wútiáojiàn unconditionally; unconditional
- 无从 wúcóng to have no way of; to be unable to
- 无不 wúbù without exception; all; invariably
- 无非 wúfēi nothing more than; simply; merely
- 唯有 wéiyǒu only; only by
- 唯独 wéidú only; alone; solely