Miaozi

早

zǎoㄗㄠˇ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    early

  2. 2

    morning

  3. 3

    Good morning!

  4. 4

    long ago

  5. 5

    prematurely

Examples

See it in context

8点那班车今天早到了。

8點那班車今天早到了。

The eight o'clock bus was early today.

你本应该来得更早的。

你本應該來得更早的。

You should have come earlier.

如果我們早點開始的話，就能在午飯時間之前完成。

If we begin early, we can finish by lunch.

早點回來吧。

Come back soon.

直到今早我才知道了真相。

Not until this morning did I learn the truth.

Characters

Character breakdown

日

rì

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

十

shí

ten

Related

Related: 早

及早

jí zǎo

at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible

提早

tí zǎo

ahead of schedule

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

早已

zǎo yǐ

for a long time; long since

早日

zǎo rì

soon; at an early date

早晚

zǎo wǎn

morning and evening

早晨

zǎo chén

early morning

早点

zǎo diǎn

breakfast

Stroke practice

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Characters

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