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一早

yī zǎo · yi zao

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. early in the morning
  2. at dawn
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Five thirty is morning

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)一早(yīzǎo)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)看(kàn)日出(rìchū)，你(nǐ)能(néng)起来(qǐlai)吗(ma)？

    Tomorrow at the crack of dawn we are watching the sunrise at the park. Can you get up?

  2. Dengdeng

    一早(yīzǎo)是(shì)几点(jǐdiǎn)？

    What time is early morning?

  3. Liangliang

    五点半(wǔdiǎnbàn)。

    Five thirty.

  4. Dengdeng

    五点半(wǔdiǎnbàn)不是(bùshì)半夜(bànyè)吗(ma)？

    Is five thirty not the middle of the night?

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)就是(jiùshì)一早(yīzǎo)！好好(hǎohǎo)睡(shuì)吧(ba)。

    That is early morning! Go to sleep now.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)同(tóng)意(yì)了(le)第(dì)二(èr)天(tiān)一(yì)早(zǎo)开(kāi)始(shǐ)。

We agreed to start early the next morning.

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02

他(tā)一(yì)早(zǎo)就(jiù)出(chū)门(mén)去(qù)跑(pǎo)步(bù)了(le)。

He went out for a run early in the morning.

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