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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

早 [zǎo]
  1. 1. noun morning
  2. 2. adverb a long time ago
    这事我早就知道了。
    I knew about this a long time ago.
  3. 3. adjective early
    早餐
    breakfast
    你早点来。
    Come early.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

早 [zǎo]
  1. 1. betimes
  2. 2. ere
  3. 3. air
  4. 4. early

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

早 [zǎo]
  1. 1. 名 早晨
    起早贪黑。
    从早到晚。
    清早。
    早市。
    早操。
  2. 2. 形 比某一时间靠前
    他走得比我早。
    能早两天来更好。
  3. 3. 副 表示动作的发生离现在已有一段时间
    他早就起床了。
    问题早解决了。
  4. 4. 形 时间靠前的
    早期。
    早春。
    早稻。
  5. 5. 形 早安
    您早！
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婚礼当天，她早早儿地披戴上了新娘的婚纱。
On her wedding day, she put on her wedding dress as early as possible.
入春以来天气暖和，树木都早早地长出了新芽。
Since the beginning of spring, the weather has become warm, and the trees have started to sprout new leaves early.
他早早回家做饭庆祝这次单位涨钱。
He returned home early to cook, so as to celebrate his raise.
他养成了早睡早起的习惯。
He had formed the habit of going to bed early and getting up early.
他聪明能干，却早早地走了。
He was clever and able, but died very young.
早睡早起身体好。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy.
我明早要早起上班。
I have to be up early for work tomorrow.
忌妒会使人过早衰老。
这事儿还早，八字还没一撇呢！
It has barely started.
今年气候偏暖，白玉兰也比往年开花早。
It's warmer this year than last. As a result, the white magnolia was in full bloom at an earlier time.
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Character Decomposition

日
[rì]		 + 十
[shí]

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The adverbs indicating time

The adverbs indicating time

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" de and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives.

A part of adverbs can indicate time, such as "刚才" gāngcái , "刚刚" gānggāng , "已经" yǐjīng , "早" zǎo , "就" jiù , "正在" zhèngzài , "马上" mǎshàng , "一直" yìzhí , "老是" lǎoshì , and so on.
(1) 他已经 走了。
(2) 他早就吃完饭了。
(3) 我一直 没有说话。
(4) 我从来 没有怀疑过他。
(5) 我永远 不会忘记那个人。
(6) 他的病已经 好了。
(7) 比赛结果将 在后天公布。

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