zǎo

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Definitions

  1. 1. early
  2. 2. morning
  3. 3. Good morning!
  4. 4. long ago
  5. 5. prematurely

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Words Containing 早

一大早
yī dà zǎo

at dawn

一早
yī zǎo

early in the morning

尽早
jǐn zǎo

as early as possible

及早
jí zǎo

at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible

从早到晚
cóng zǎo dào wǎn
提早
tí zǎo

ahead of schedule

早上
zǎo shang

early morning

早就
zǎo jiù

already at an earlier time

早已
zǎo yǐ

for a long time; long since

早年
zǎo nián

many years ago; in the past

早日
zǎo rì

soon; at an early date

早晚
zǎo wǎn

morning and evening

早晨
zǎo chén

early morning

早期
zǎo qī

early period; early phase; early stage

早饭
zǎo fàn

breakfast

早餐
zǎo cān

breakfast

趁早
chèn zǎo

as soon as possible

过早
guò zǎo

premature; untimely

迟早
chí zǎo

sooner or later

一清早
yī qīng zǎo

early in the morning

一黑早
yī hēi zǎo

at daybreak

今早
jīn zǎo

this morning

来得早不如来得巧
lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo

arriving early can't beat coming at the right time

出来混迟早要还的
chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào huán de

if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it

南华早报
nán huá zǎo bào

South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong)

即早
jí zǎo

as soon as possible

古早
gǔ zǎo

former times

古早味
gǔ zǎo wèi

flavor of yesteryear

叫早
jiào zǎo

to give sb a wake-up call (at a hotel)

多早晚
duō zǎo wǎn

when?

大清早
dà qīng zǎo

early in the morning

打早
dǎ zǎo

earlier

早上好
zǎo shang hǎo

Good morning!

早些
zǎo xiē

a bit earlier

早亡
zǎo wáng

premature death

早来
zǎo lái

to arrive early

早先
zǎo xiān

previously

早出晚归
zǎo chū wǎn guī

to leave early and return late (idiom)

早前
zǎo qián

previously

早勃
zǎo bó

morning erection

早动手,早收获
zǎo dòng shǒu , zǎo shōu huò

(idiom) the sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards

早在
zǎo zài

as early as

早报
zǎo bào

morning newspaper

早场
zǎo chǎng

morning show (at a theater or cinema); matinee

早夭
zǎo yāo

to die young

早婚
zǎo hūn

to marry too early

早安
zǎo ān

Good morning!

早市
zǎo shì

morning market

早恋
zǎo liàn

to be in love when one is too young; puppy love

早搏
zǎo bó

(medicine) premature beat; extrasystole

早播
zǎo bō

to plant early; to sow seeds in early spring

早操
zǎo cāo

morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)

早日康复
zǎo rì kāng fù

to recover health quickly; Get well soon!

早早班
zǎo zǎo bān

preschool group for kids aged three or less

早春
zǎo chūn

early spring

早期效应
zǎo qī xiào yìng

early effect

早岁
zǎo suì

one's early years

早死
zǎo sǐ

to die while still relatively young

早死早超生
zǎo sǐ zǎo chāo shēng

to end one's suffering by dying quickly and being reincarnated

早泄
zǎo xiè

premature ejaculation

早熟
zǎo shú

precocious; early-maturing

早班
zǎo bān

early shift; morning work shift

早生贵子
zǎo shēng guì zǐ

give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to newlyweds)

早产
zǎo chǎn

to have a premature birth

早睡早起
zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ

early to bed, early to rise; to keep early hours

早知
zǎo zhī

to know in advance

早知今日何必当初
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū

if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)

早知道
zǎo zhī dao

If I had known earlier...

早秋
zǎo qiū

early autumn

早稻
zǎo dào

early season rice

早稻田大学
zǎo dào tián dà xué

Waseda University (private university in Tokyo)

早老性痴呆
zǎo lǎo xìng chī dāi

(coll.) Alzheimer's disease

早老素
zǎo lǎo sù

presenilins

早茶
zǎo chá

morning tea

早衰
zǎo shuāi

to age prematurely

早课
zǎo kè

matins

早起
zǎo qǐ

to get up early

早车
zǎo chē

morning bus

早退
zǎo tuì

to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time)

早逝
zǎo shì

early demise

早霜
zǎo shuāng

early frost

早点
zǎo diǎn

breakfast

明早
míng zǎo

tomorrow morning

时间不早了
shí jiān bù zǎo le

it's getting late; time's getting on

清早
qīng zǎo

first thing in the morning

为时过早
wéi shí guò zǎo

premature

无利不起早
wú lì bù qǐ zǎo

(saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so

稍早
shāo zǎo

a little early

稍早时
shāo zǎo shí

a little earlier

老早
lǎo zǎo

a long time ago

英年早逝
yīng nián zǎo shì

to die an untimely death (idiom)

起早摸黑
qǐ zǎo mō hēi

see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qǐ zǎo tān hēi]

起早贪黑
qǐ zǎo tān hēi

to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late

赶早
gǎn zǎo

as soon as possible

过早起爆
guò zǎo qǐ bào

preinitiation

丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆
chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó

lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)