尽早

jǐn zǎo

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adverb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. as early as possible

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Word relationships

Synonyms

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• 尽快 jǐn kuài 尽快 jǐn kuài as quickly as possible Both mean 'as soon as possible', but 尽快 is more common in spoken Chinese, while 尽早 can be slightly more formal.: as quickly as possible
• 及早 jí zǎo 及早 jí zǎo at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible 及早 also means 'as early as possible', often used in warnings or advice.: at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
• 趁早 chèn zǎo 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible 趁早 means 'while it's early' or 'before it's too late', implying taking timely action.: as soon as possible

Usage notes

Collocations

尽早 is commonly followed by a verb phrase, e.g., 尽早完成 (finish as early as possible), 尽早开始 (start as early as possible).

Formality

尽早 is slightly more formal than 尽快 and is often seen in written instructions or official notices.

Example Sentences

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请 尽早 完成作业。

Please finish your homework as early as possible.

尽早 做。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1428126)

尽早 来。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1785950)

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Child Words of 尽早

• 尽 尽 jǐn: to the greatest extent
• 早 早 zǎo: early
• 尽 尽 jìn: to use up