() — (classical particle, sentence-final) indicates a change of state, completion, or new situation (equivalent to modern 了)

Définition

Classical sentence-final particle signaling a change or completed state — the literary ancestor of modern 了. Found in Classical Chinese prose and set phrases like 死而后已; not used in modern speech.

particle
(classical particle, sentence-final) indicates a change of statecompletionor new situation (equivalent to modern 了)

Exemples

  • Wú wén zhī yǐ.
    I have heard of it.
  • Shì yǐ zhì cǐ, wú kě nài hé yǐ.
    Things have come to this; there's nothing to be done.
  • Shí bù wǒ dài, qù yǐ.
    Time waits for no one; I am leaving.
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