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已然

already

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adverb Rare #30,622
already Somewhat formal or literary; everyday speech more often uses 已经.
CH: 等我们到的时候，天已然黑了。
EN: By the time we arrived, it was already dark.

此时我做的这些事你瞧，我已然遗忘

Look at all the things I’m doing at this moment—I’ve already forgotten them.

— 红磨坊 (2001)

宰相已然知道此事了

The prime minister already knows about this.

— 满江红 (2023)