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早 (zǎo): early

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HSK 1adjective

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Pinyin
Meaning: early
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 6
Radical: 日
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

early
morning
Good morning!
long ago
prematurely

Chinese explanation

时间在前面的，比一般或规定的时间靠前
也表示事情发生在很久以前
还可以表示问候，用于早上见面时，相当于“早上好”。

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Example sentences

He gets up at six every morning.

Good morning, the weather is nice today.

We arrived ten minutes early.

He knew about this long ago.

Don't leave early; the meeting isn't over.

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