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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)

早
zǎo
early; soon; morning
HSK 2 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

早饭
zǎofàn
breakfast
及早
jízǎo
at the earliest possible time
HSK 6
早茶
zǎochá
morning tea
早衰
zǎoshuāi
to age prematurely
早课
zǎokè
matins
早起
zǎoqǐ
to get up early
早车
zǎochē
morning bus
早退
zǎotuì
early retirement
早逝
zǎoshì
early demise
早霜
zǎoshuāng
early frost
古早
gǔzǎo
(Taiwan) old times
迟早
chízǎo
sooner or later
HSK 5
一早
yīzǎo
early in the morning
提早
tízǎo
ahead of schedule
早上
zǎoshang
early morning
HSK 2
过早
guòzǎo
premature
早些
zǎoxiē
a bit earlier
早亡
zǎowáng
premature death
早来
zǎolái
to come early
早先
zǎoxiān
previously

Example Sentences (3)

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
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

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
461
Word Frequency Rank
676 of 84,292