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早就

zǎo jiù · zao jiu

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Meaning

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  1. already at an earlier time
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In a conversation

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Tickets bought early

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，明天(míngtiān)放假(fàngjià)！

    Liangliang, tomorrow is a holiday!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)早就(zǎojiù)知道(zhīdào)了(le)。

    I've known that for ages.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)买(mǎi)票(piào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Then did you buy tickets?

  4. Liangliang

    早就(zǎojiù)买(mǎi)了(le)，十(shí)天(tiān)以前(yǐqián)买(mǎi)的(de)。

    I bought them ages ago, ten days back.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)的(de)呢(ne)？

    Then what about mine?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)给(gěi)你(nǐ)买(mǎi)了(le)，早就(zǎojiù)放(fàng)在(zài)你(nǐ)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)了(le)。

    I bought yours too. It's been on your desk for ages.

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2 examples
01

车(chē)子(zi)若(ruò)是(shì)掉(diào)落(luò)悬(xuán)崖(yá)他(tā)们(men)早(zǎo)就(jiù)没(méi)命(mìng)了(le)。

They would have been killed if the car had gone over the cliff.

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

02

为(wèi)了(le)弄(nòng)到(dào)一(yí)个(gè)好(hǎo)位(wèi)子(zi)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)早(zǎo)就(jiù)出(chū)门(mén)了(le)。

I left home early to get a good seat.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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早
zǎo

early; morning

就
jiù

then; in that case; just; only; exactly

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