{"id":9836,"date":"2023-10-01T16:50:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T08:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=9836"},"modified":"2023-10-01T16:50:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T08:50:49","slug":"already-chinese-zaoyi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/01\/already-chinese-zaoyi\/","title":{"rendered":"Already in Chinese 2 &#8211; y\u01d0 and z\u01ceoy\u01d0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/01\/already-chinese-zaoyi\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/01\/already-chinese-zaoyi\/#%E5%B7%B2_yi\" >\u5df2 y\u01d0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/01\/already-chinese-zaoyi\/#%E6%97%A9%E5%B7%B2_zaoyi\" >\u65e9\u5df2 z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/01\/already-chinese-zaoyi\/#Practice\" >Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grammar Point:<\/strong><br>In Chinese, \u5df2 y\u01d0 and \u65e9\u5df2 z\u01ceoy\u01d0 both convey a sense of &#8220;already.&#8221; However, \u65e9\u5df2 z\u01ceoy\u01d0 specifically emphasizes that something has been done or occurred a long time ago or well in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#2c5a77\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B7%B2_yi\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5e90ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u5df2 y\u01d0<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5df2 y\u01d0 is a shorter form of \u5df2<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d93<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ecf<\/span> y\u01d0j\u012bng and is often used in formal or written language. It typically appears in more concise statements and is less common in spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5a5a<\/span><rt>h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5a5a<\/span><rt>h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He is already married.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a0a\u606f<\/span><rt>x\u00f9nx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u8b80<\/span><rt>y\u01d0d\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8baf\u606f<\/span><rt>x\u00f9nx\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u8bfb<\/span><rt>y\u01d0d\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>My message has been read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#2f5a730f;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4e586e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><br>The average response time for Taiwanese people is 3.3 hours, which is much shorter than the Western average. In general, under normal circumstances, if it takes more than 12 hours to receive a response, some Taiwanese people might consider it too long and wonder if you don&#8217;t want to talk to them. Not responding after reading a message or taking more than 24 hours to reply can even lead to frustration and become a cause for arguments. So, if you have Taiwanese friends or family, remember to reply at least once a day unless you don&#8217;t intend to continue the friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b7b<\/span><rt>s\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b7b<\/span><rt>s\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>My heart is already dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8\u5b63<\/span><rt>y\u01d4j\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8\u5b63<\/span><rt>y\u01d4j\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The rainy season is already over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f\u984c<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89e3\u6c7a<\/span><rt>ji\u011bju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee\u9898<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89e3\u51b3<\/span><rt>ji\u011bju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><br>This problem has already been resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%97%A9%E5%B7%B2_zaoyi\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5e90ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u65e9\u5df2 z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It specifically emphasizes that something has been done or occurred a long time ago or well in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b7b<\/span><rt>s\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b7b<\/span><rt>s\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He passed away a long time ago, 10 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u8ab2<\/span><rt>g\u014dngk\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u8bfe<\/span><rt>g\u014dngk\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I have long since finished my homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101ox\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101ox\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Dad has already known this news for quite some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a08\u756b<\/span><rt>j\u00echu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u884c<\/span><rt>l\u01dax\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u677f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba1\u753b<\/span><rt>j\u00echu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u884c<\/span><rt>l\u01dax\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The boss has already planned next year&#8217;s trip well in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u5b9a<\/span><rt>d\u01ced\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3b\u610f<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u5b9a<\/span><rt>d\u01ced\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3b\u610f<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I have firmly decided to go to Taiwan a while ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#2c5a77\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Practice<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><span class=\"mobile-only\">Touch<\/span><span class=\"non-mobile\">Hover over<\/span> the space to see the answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f I&#8217;ve already told you long time ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f He knew this secret a long time ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79d8\u5bc6<\/span><rt>m\u00ecm\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79d8\u5bc6<\/span><rt>m\u00ecm\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f I don&#8217;t want to see you anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u898b<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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