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提早

tí zǎo · ti zao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. ahead of schedule
  2. sooner than planned
  3. to bring forward (to an earlier time)
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Leaving work early

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)老板(lǎobǎn)让(ràng)我们(wǒmen)提早(tízǎo)下班(xiàbān)！

    Today the boss lets us leave work early!

  2. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！提早(tízǎo)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    Great! How much earlier?

  3. Dengdeng

    提早(tízǎo)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    One hour earlier.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)打球(dǎqiú)吧(ba)？

    Then shall we go play ball?

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)明天(míngtiān)要(yào)提早(tízǎo)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)上班(shàngbān)。

    Okay, but the boss said tomorrow we start one hour earlier.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

因(yīn)为(wèi)台(tái)风(fēng)的(de)关(guān)系(xì)，我(wǒ)的(de)父(fù)母(mǔ)提(tí)早(zǎo)一(yì)天(tiān)结(jié)束(shù)了(le)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)回(huí)到(dào)家(jiā)。

Because of the typhoon, my parents ended their trip one day early.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)昨(zuó)天(tiān)提(tí)早(zǎo)回(huí)来(lái)了(le)。

Tom came home early yesterday.

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

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