Mandarin Vocabulary: 经 CANON

经 /jīng/ A CANON / ALREADY, EXPERIENCE, DIRECTOR and much more…

Primary meaning is A CANON (that is the official text or a sum of official texts of a particular culture).

When something has ALREADY happened, we can find a mention of it in A CANON. So it shouldn’t surprise us that we find the character 经 /jīng/ in the word 已经 /yǐjīng/ ALREADY.

When we have ALREADY been through something, we have THE EXPERIENCE 经验 /jīngyàn/.

DIRECTOR 经理 /jīnglǐ/ is someone who sets (or “canonises”) the ORDER 理 /lǐ/ of a company.

ALREADY

已经
yǐjīng

OFTEN

经常
jīngcháng

DIRECTOR

经理
jīnglǐ

EXPERIENCE

经验
jīngyàn

ECONOMY

经济
jīngjì

Is he still in Shanghai or in Beijing already?

他还在上海还是已经在北京？

Tā hái zài Shànghǎi háishì yǐjīng zài Běijīng?

I often discuss economy with the director.

我经常跟经理谈经济。

Wǒ jīngcháng gēn jīnglǐ tán jīngjì.

I already have another arrangements for the weekend.

我周末已经有别的安排。

Wǒ zhōumò yǐjīng yǒu biéde ānpái.

She is already inside.

她已经在里面了。

Tā yǐjīng zài lǐmiàn le.

WORDS 面 LE change

I often drink very good coffee with the director.

我经常跟经理喝非常好的咖啡。

Wǒ jīngcháng gēn jīnglǐ hē fēicháng hǎo de kāfēi.

The director has surely already decided.

经理一定已经决定了。

Jīnglǐ yīdìng yǐjīng juédìng le.

WORDS 理