都 dōu all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all syn 已经 已經 yǐ jīng already syn 一定 yī dìng surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent etc) / given / particular / must syn 确定 確定 què dìng definite / certain / fixed / to fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm / OK (on computer dialog box) syn 已 yǐ already / to stop / then / afterwards syn 曾经 曾經 céng jīng once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) syn 规则 規則 guī zé rule / regulation / regular / orderly / fixed syn 早就 zǎo jiù already at an earlier time syn 固定 gù dìng to fix / to fasten / to set rigidly in place / fixed / set / regular syn 业 業 yè line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already syn 定期 dìng qī at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term syn 似曾相识 似曾相識 sì céng xiāng shí déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted 数额 數額 shù é amount / sum of money / fixed number syn 第三者 dì sān zhě sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship / the other woman / the other man / third person / third party (in dispute) / disinterested party / number three in a list syn 已然 yǐ rán already / to be already so / to have long been the case syn 定时 定時 dìng shí to fix a time / fixed time / timed (of explosive etc) 定点 定點 dìng diǎn to determine a location / designated / appointed / specific / fixed (time) / fixed point (geometry) / fixed-point (number) syn 座机 座機 zuò jī fixed-line phone / landline / private plane 恒星 恆星 héng xīng (fixed) star 锦上添花 錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off 无期 無期 wú qī unspecified period / in the indefinite future / no fixed time / indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment) syn 条条框框 條條框框 tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng fixed framework (idiom) / restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory) / regulations and restrictions syn 木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom) / fig. what is done cannot be undone syn 有失 yǒu shī to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions) syn 闲杂 閑雜 xián zá (employee) having no fixed duties 定额 定額 dìng é fixed amount / quota 年限 nián xiàn age limit / fixed number of years syn 业已 業已 yè yǐ already syn 包租 bāo zū to rent / to charter / to rent land or a house for subletting / fixed rent for farmland syn 定量 dìng liàng quantity / fixed amount / ration 固化 gù huà to solidify / to harden / (fig.) to make permanent / to become fixed syn 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold syn 期终 期終 qī zhōng end of a fixed term syn 固定资产 固定資產 gù dìng zī chǎn fixed assets 成药 成藥 chéng yào patent medicine / medicine already made up 打游击 打游擊 dǎ yóu jī to wage guerrilla warfare / to fight as a guerrilla / (fig.) (coll.) to live or eat at no fixed place syn 远期 遠期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1] 已久 yǐ jiǔ already a long time 别无 別無 bié wú to have no other... (used in fixed expressions) 固定电话 固定電話 gù dìng diàn huà fixed-line telephone / landline telephone 既已 jì yǐ already 既得 jì dé vested in / already obtained / vesting 假球 jiǎ qiú match-fixing / a fixed match 成书 成書 chéng shū to finish (writing a book) / to appear in book form / a book already in circulation 明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī gù wèn to ask a question, already knowing the answer syn 定式 dìng shì joseki (fixed opening pattern in go game) 定数 定數 dìng shù constant (math.) / quota / fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus) / fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck) / destiny 死期 sǐ qī time of death / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term 定标 定標 dìng biāo to calibrate (measure or apparatus) / fixed coefficient 定员 定員 dìng yuán fixed complement (of crew, passengers etc) 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down syn 定编 定編 dìng biān fixed allocation 曾 céng once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) syn 牌 pái signboard / plaque / plate / tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]) / brand / trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]) / mahjong tile / domino / playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2pai2] and 曲牌[qu3pai2]) syn 既 jì already / since / both... (and...) syn 横 橫 héng horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent syn 为时已晚 為時已晚 wéi shí yǐ wǎn already too late syn 直勾勾 zhí gōu gōu (of one's gaze) fixed / staring syn 固氮 gù dàn fixed nitrogen 不变价格 不變價格 bù biàn jià gé fixed price / constant price syn 胸有成略 xiōng yǒu chéng lüè the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed 胸有成算 xiōng yǒu chéng suàn the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed 米已成炊 mǐ yǐ chéng chuī lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom) / fig. what is done cannot be undone 固定汇率 固定匯率 gù dìng huì lǜ fixed exchange rate 郑人买履 鄭人買履 zhèng rén mǎi lǚ lit. the person from Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom) / fig. disregarding the sensible approach in favor of adherence to a fixed idea 已经进行 已經進行 yǐ jīng jìn xíng already underway / already in progress 固定检查站 static checkpoint / fixed checkpoint / fixed position 固定式枪托 固定式槍托 gù dìng shì qiāng tuō fixed stock / fixed butt 固定托 gù dìng tuō fixed stock / fixed butt 憯 cǎn already / sorrowful 业经 業經 yè jīng already syn 年已蹉跎 nián yǐ cuō tuó the years have already gone by / to be too old 目无全牛 目無全牛 mù wú quán niú to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom) / extremely skilled / able to see through the problem at one glance syn 订出 訂出 dìng chū to lay down (a rule, a plan of action) / to draw up / booked out (i.e. already fully booked) 吃着碗里，看着锅里 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡 chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom) / not content with what one already has / (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye 名花有主 míng huā yǒu zhǔ the girl is already taken (idiom) 追叙 追敘 zhuī xù to recount what happened prior to events already known syn 骑驴找驴 騎驢找驢 qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom) / fig. to look for what one already has 腿了 tuǐ le (Tw) (Internet slang) too late, someone posted that already (supposedly from "lag" misspelled as "leg") 补刀 補刀 bǔ dāo (gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant / (fig.) to attack sb who is already under fire / to pile on / (sphragistics) to retouch a seal after taking a first impression 明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī - gù wèn (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer syn 踢馆 踢館 tī guǎn to challenge an established martial arts school to a fight (to prove one's skills or gain reputation) / (fig.) to prove oneself by competing against those already established in a particular field 不动点 不動點 bù dòng diǎn fixed point (of a map) (math.) 不动点定理 不動點定理 bù dòng diǎn dìng lǐ fixed point theorem (math.) 不二价 不二價 bù èr jià one price for all / fixed price syn 划一不二 劃一不二 huà yī bù èr fixed / unalterable syn 固定收入 gù dìng shōu rù fixed income 固定点 固定點 gù dìng diǎn fixed point / calibration point 固网电信 固網電信 gù wǎng diàn xìn landline (fixed-line) telecommunications 定常态 定常態 dìng cháng tài constant state / fixed state 定期储蓄 定期儲蓄 dìng qī chǔ xù fixed deposit (banking) 定期存款 dìng qī cún kuǎn fixed deposit / time deposit / certificate of deposit (banking) 定盘星 定盤星 dìng pán xīng the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard / fixed opinion / solid idea / decisive plan syn 常俸 cháng fèng fixed salary of an official 恒星年 恆星年 héng xīng nián the sidereal year (astronomy) / the year defined in terms of the fixed stars 恒星际 恆星際 héng xīng jì interstellar / between the fixed stars 派购 派購 pài gòu fixed government purchase (esp of farm products) 发直 發直 fā zhí to stare / to look blank / to be fixed (of eyes) 眼不转睛 眼不轉睛 yǎn bù zhuàn jīng with fixed attention (idiom) 