經 (ging1 | jing1) : classic; pass through; stand; constant

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經

ging1

jing1

[1] [n] classic; scripture; sutra; canon
[2] [n] unchanged law/rule/principle
[3] [n] longitude | [antonym] 緯
[4] [n] menses; menstruation
[5] [v] pass through; undergo; experience
[6] [v] stand; bear; endure
[7] [v] manage; run; deal; engage in
[8] [adj] constant; regular; sensible

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

經 / 经

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Mar 2014 07:54

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幾經 gei2 ging1 ji3 jing1 = many times

天經地義 tin1 ging1 dei6 ji6 tian1 jing1 di4 yi4 = (in line with what's) right and proper

已經 ji5 ging1 yi3 jing1 = already

曾經 cang4 ging1 ceng2 jing1 = previously; once in the past

月經 jyut6 ging1 yue4 jing1 = menstruation

經紀人 ging1 gei2 jan4 jing1 ji4 ren2 = agent; broker

經過 ging1 gwo3 jing1 guo4 = to pass by; to pass through

經貿 ging1 mau6 jing1 mao4 = economy and trade

經濟 ging1 zai3 jing1 ji4 = economy; economic

經濟飯 ging1 zai3 faan6 = economy rice
See all 173 compounds (CantoDict reports 205 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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已經過咗五日粵
It's already been five days.
[Lit. already pass-already five days]

昨天已經決定了。國
It was already decided yesterday.

他已經清醒過來國
He has regained consciousness

當你睇到呢封信嘅時候﹐我已經離開咗香港。粵
By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Hong Kong.
[This line of dialogue is often heard in TV soap operas! :-)]

頭先佢話啲伙記已經出晒去粵
Just now he said all the delivery boys had gone out.

以前有個經理咸濕佢粵
There was a manager who sexually harassed him before.
[Lit. before have [counter] manager sexually-harrass him]

王先生要經廣州前往桂林。
Mr Wong wants to go to Guilin via Guangzhou.

他的名聲已經開始傳開傳了。國
His reputation has already begun to spread.

現代嘅女裝恤衫，露出個乳溝、露出個肚臍，都係已經成為常態咗。粵
Today, it is no longer unusual to have tops for ladies which reveal the cleavage or the navel.

吸煙危害健康, 只要每日一枝, 已經足以致命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death

二百文已經綽綽有餘囉粵
Two hundred dollars is more than enough

我已經寫明係七點鐘開始嘅。
I've already clearly put into writing that it starts at 7 o'clock.

雖然只係上台分享下自己嘅經歷，但唔知點解好自然會覺得怯場。粵
Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright.

方丈已經圓寂五年 ?!
The abbot has passed away for five years
[Sample sentence now uses 方丈 (abbot, head monk) as the subject of the sentence. But the audio still uses 道師 (Taoist priest) which appeared in the older version. As 圓寂 (in the middle of the sentence) is a Buddhist term, I think 方丈 is corre]

當日天陰陰，落雨絲濕噉，一出門口我都經已有不祥嘅預感粵
That day the weather was overcast and about to rain. I had a very bad feeling as I stepped out my house.

佢已經練到出神入化的境界
He has already attained the level of perfection through training.

見到你頭先嘅樣，我諗你已經知道咗呢本唔係普通嘅筆記啦粵
Based on your expression just now, I guess you already know that this isn't an ordinary notebook.
[Lit. see-arrive you just-not (possessive particle) expression, I think you already know-already, this (counter) isn't ordinary (possessive particle) notebook.]

我相信佢已經開始懷疑，內鬼原來係我粵
I believe he's already started to think that the mole was me all along.

佢有時會好神經質
She gets hysterical sometimes.
[Lit. she will sometimes very hysterical]

聽佢講經濟﹐係人都會瞓着。粵
Listening to him talk about economics would put anyone to sleep.

目前已經重開
Presently it's already reopened.

等到你返嚟嗰陣﹐佢已經走咗三日喇。粵
By the time you return, he will have already been gone for three days.
[咗 (have been) is a perfective marker in a future tense sentence here.]

佢經常遲到﹐ 搞到老闆好唔高興。粵
He is always late, which makes his boss very upset.
[Cantonese grammar does not need a relative pronoun (which) to introduce a subordinate clause.]

經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。粵
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.

毒品調查科已經懸紅五百萬通緝毒梟。
The Narcotics Bureau has offered a reward of five million dollars for the arrest of the drug lord.

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