Chinese Word: 早 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

早HSK 2

Pinyin: zǎo

English Definition: early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely

Chinese Definition:
①太阳出来的时候：早晨。早晚。
②时间靠前，有一定的时间以前：早退。早恋。早慧(幼时聪明)。早衰。早逝(早死)。
③时间在先的，从前：早期。早春。早已。

Antonyms: 晚迟

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 日

Ideographic:The first rays 十 of the sun 日

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 日 [ rì ] sun; day; daytime
- 十 [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect

Similar Characters: 氒异

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早已	zǎo yǐ	long ago; for a long time
早晨	zǎo chén	early morning; Classifiers: 个
早日	zǎo rì	soon; shortly; on a day quite soon; promptly
早上HSK 2	zǎo shang	early morning; Classifiers: 个
早期	zǎo qī	early period; early phase; early stage

1		míng tiān 明天 wǒ 我 děi 得 zǎo qǐ 早起。 I have to get up early tomorrow.
2		tā 他 zǎo yǐ 早已 wàng le 忘了 tā 她。 He has long forgotten her.
3		hái zi 孩子 xū yào 需要 zǎo 早 shuì jiào 睡觉。 The child needs to go to bed early.
4		jīn tiān 今天 wǒ 我 qi lai 起来 hěn zǎo 很早。 I got up very early today.
5		tā 她 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 chī zǎo fàn 吃早饭。 She eats breakfast every day.

1		míng tiān 明天 wǒ 我 děi 得 zǎo qǐ 早起。 I have to get up early tomorrow.
2		tā 他 zǎo yǐ 早已 wàng le 忘了 tā 她。 He has long forgotten her.
3		hái zi 孩子 xū yào 需要 zǎo 早 shuì jiào 睡觉。 The child needs to go to bed early.
4		jīn tiān 今天 wǒ 我 qi lai 起来 hěn zǎo 很早。 I got up very early today.
5		tā 她 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 chī zǎo fàn 吃早饭。 She eats breakfast every day.