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早
zǎo
1.
early
2.
morning
3.
Good morning!
4.
long ago
5.
prematurely
Very Common • Top 1%
✏️ 6 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
一早
yīzǎo
early in the morning
尽早
jǐnzǎo
as early as possible
即早
jízǎo
as soon as possible
及早
jízǎo
at the earliest possible time
古早
gǔzǎo
(Taiwan) old times
提早
tízǎo
ahead of schedule
早上
zǎoshang
early morning
早些
zǎoxiē
a bit earlier
早亡
zǎowáng
premature death
早来
zǎolái
to come early
早先
zǎoxiān
previously
早前
zǎoqián
previously
早勃
zǎobó
morning erection
早在
zǎozài
as early as
早报
zǎobào
morning newspaper
早场
zǎochǎng
morning show (at theater)
早夭
zǎoyāo
to die young
早婚
zǎohūn
to marry too early
早安
zǎoān
Good morning!
早就
zǎojiù
already at an earlier time
Example Sentences (10)
你最近比以前来得早多了，搬家了？
Nǐ zuìjìn bǐ yǐqián lái de zǎo duō le, bānjiā le?
You've been coming much earlier lately. Did you move?
Text 3
最早的时候，茶只是被当作一种药，而不是饮料。
Zuìzǎo de shíhòu, chá zhǐshì bèi dāngzuò yízhǒng yào, ér búshì yǐnliào.
In the earliest times, tea was only regarded as a kind of medicine, not a beverage.
Text 5
按我以前的经验，早应该谈成了，这次我也不知道哪儿出了问题。
Àn wǒ yǐqián de jīngyàn, zǎo yīnggāi tánchéng le, zhè cì wǒ yě bù zhīdào nǎr chū le wèntí.
Based on my past experience, it should have been settled long ago; this time I also don't know what went wrong.
Text 1
这个活动年年都有，最早是从2007年开始的。明天晚上很多人都会关灯一小时，支持这个活动。你没看到门口的通知吗？我们公司也参加。
Zhège huódòng niánnián dōu yǒu, zuìzǎo shì cóng èr líng líng qī nián kāishǐ de. Míngtiān wǎnshàng hěn duō rén dōu huì guān dēng yì xiǎoshí, zhīchí zhège huódòng. Nǐ méi kàn dào ménkǒu de tōngzhī ma? Wǒmen gōngsī yě cānjiā.
This event happens every year, and it first started in 2007. Tomorrow night many people will turn off their lights for one hour to support this event. Didn't you see the notice at the entrance? Our company is also participating.
Text 3
我早就想好了，请你吃饭，看电影，喝咖啡。
Wǒ zǎo jiù xiǎng hǎo le, qǐng nǐ chī fàn, kàn diàn yǐng, hē kā fēi.
I decided long ago: treat you to a meal, watch a movie, and have coffee.
Text 1
你怎么这么早就要睡觉了？以前都要12点以后才睡觉。
Nǐ zěnme zhème zǎo jiù yào shuìjiào le? Yǐqián dōu yào shí'èr diǎn yǐhòu cái shuìjiào.
Why are you going to sleep so early? You used to not go to bed until after 12 o'clock.
Text 1
我们星期日早上八点到大兴机场，早不早？
Wǒmen xīngqīrì zǎoshang bā diǎn dào dàxīng jīchǎng, zǎo bù zǎo?
We arrive at Daxing Airport at 8 a.m. on Sunday. Is that early?
Text 3
我睡得也早，我每天晚上十点就睡觉。早睡早起身体好。
wǒ shuì de yě zǎo, wǒ měi tiān wǎnshang shí diǎn jiù shuì jiào. zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ shēntǐ hǎo.
I also go to bed early. I go to bed at ten every night. Going to bed early and getting up early is good for your health.
Text 1
我们星期日早上八点到大兴机场，早不早？
Wǒmen xīngqīrì zǎoshang bā diǎn dào dàxīng jīchǎng, zǎo bù zǎo?
We arrive at Daxing Airport at 8 a.m. on Sunday. Is that early?
Text 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 461
- Word Frequency Rank
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