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一大早

yī dà zǎo · yi da zao

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. at dawn
  2. at first light
  3. first thing in the morning
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Woken by a neighbour's alarm

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)一大早(yīdàzǎo)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    Liangliang, where did you go first thing this morning?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)一大早(yīdàzǎo)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)打(dǎ)太极拳(tàijíquán)了(le)。

    I went to the park first thing to do tai chi.

  3. Dengdeng

    一大早(yīdàzǎo)就(jiù)起来(qǐlai)，你(nǐ)不(bù)困(kùn)吗(ma)？

    Up so early, aren't you sleepy?

  4. Liangliang

    不(bù)困(kùn)。你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    Not at all. And you?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)是(shì)被(bèi)邻居(línjū)的(de)闹钟(nàozhōng)叫醒(jiàoxǐng)的(de)。

    I was woken by my neighbour's alarm clock.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)也(yě)一大早(yīdàzǎo)就(jiù)听(tīng)了(le)一场(yīchǎng)音乐会(yīnyuèhuì)。

    Then you heard a concert first thing in the morning too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)为(wèi)了(le)乘(chéng)头(tóu)班(bān)火(huǒ)车(chē)，一(yí)大(dà)早(zǎo)就(jiù)起(qǐ)了(le)床(chuáng)。

I got up early in order to catch the first train.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)从(cóng)今(jīn)天(tiān)一(yī)大(dà)早(zǎo)起(qǐ)就(jiù)在(zài)等(děng)他(tā)。

I've been waiting for him since early this morning.

Tatoeba: Chinese by dericteng · English by alec · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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