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早

zǎo

early; soon; morning

Shadow
Strokes
6
Radical
日
HSK
1
Tone
3

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 早上好。

    Z oshangh o

    Good morning.

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  • 我不早起。

    Wǒ bù zǎo qǐ

    I do not get up early.

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  • 他不早起。

    Tā bù zǎo qǐ

    He does not get up early.

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  • 我起得早。

    Wǒ qǐ de zǎo

    I woke up early.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 早

  • 早zǎo 3early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
  • 早上zǎo shang 3–5early morning
  • 早饭zǎo fàn 3–4 breakfast
  • 早就zǎo jiù 3–4 already at an earlier time
  • 早餐zǎo cān 3–1 breakfast
  • 早晨zǎo chén 3–2 early morning; also pr. [zǎo chen]
  • 早已zǎo yǐ 3–3 → 2–3for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past
  • 早期zǎo qī 3–1 early period; early phase; early stage
  • 早晚zǎo wǎn 3–3 → 2–3morning and evening; (dialect) some time in the future; some day
  • 及早jí zǎo 2–3 at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
  • 一早yī zǎo 1–3 → 4–3early in the morning; at dawn
  • 迟早chí zǎo 2–3 sooner or later