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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
- 早先 [zǎoxiān]
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previously; before; in the past
- 他早先是中国驻悉尼总领事。
- He was previously Chinese consul general in Sydney.
- 我早先没见过他。
- I haven't seen him before.
- 他早先在咱们厂里工作。
- 我早先没想到是你。
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previously; before; in the past
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 早先 [zǎoxiān]
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过去;先前
- 早先住在城南。
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过去;先前
nciku Note
The adverb indicate time
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An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct, it should be put before them. Verbs or even nouns ending with character "地" and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives. A part of adverbs can indicate time, such as "刚才", "刚刚"，"已经"，"早"， "就", "正在", "马上","一直","老是",and so on.
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