No. 84 in Chinese
已经
Already.
In a sentence
我已经完成了今天的作业。
I have already finished today's homework.
In this sentence, "已经" is used to indicate that the action (finishing the homework) has been completed prior to the speaking time, emphasizing the current state.
她已经去过那家餐馆很多次了。
She has already been to that restaurant many times.
Here, "已经" qualifies the action of visiting many times as having occurred by the time of speaking, pointing to repeated past actions leading to the present.
天气已经开始变冷了。
The weather has already started to turn cold.
In this example, "已经" is used to illustrate the commencement of a change (the weather turning cold) that has occurred as of the moment of observation.
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