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既

jì

1. adverb already (literary)

   既来之，则安之。

   Jì lái zhī, zé ān zhī.

   Since you are here, take things as they come.

2. correlative conjunction both... (and...); correlative 既…又…

   这种水果既好看又好吃。

   Zhè zhǒng shuǐguǒ jì hǎokàn yòu hǎochī.

   This fruit is both pretty and delicious.

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