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早知

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zǎo zhī

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Definitions

  1. 1. to know in advance

Words Containing 早知

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...

Child Words of 早知

早
zǎo

early

知
zhī

to know

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