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早期

zǎo qī · zao qi

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Meaning

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  1. early period; early phase; early stage
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The early drawings

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)你(nǐ)早期(zǎoqī)的(de)画(huà)吗(ma)？

    Are these your early drawings?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)早期(zǎoqī)的(de)画(huà)很(hěn)简单(jiǎndān)。

    Yes, my early drawings were very simple.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)的(de)画(huà)好看(hǎokàn)多(duō)了(le)。

    Your drawings are much nicer now.

  4. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！早期(zǎoqī)的(de)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)会(huì)画(huà)圆圈(yuánquān)。

    Thanks! In my early days I could only draw circles.

  5. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)你(nǐ)画(huà)的(de)灯灯(dēngdēng)像(xiàng)个(gè)汤圆(tāngyuán)。

    No wonder your Dengdeng looks like a rice ball.

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In a sentence

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01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)病(bìng)在(zài)早(zǎo)期(qī)很(hěn)难(nán)被(bèi)发(fā)现(xiàn)。

This disease is hard to detect in its early stage.

02

他(tā)早(zǎo)期(qī)的(de)作(zuò)品(pǐn)风(fēng)格(gé)比(bǐ)较(jiào)简(jiǎn)单(dān)。

The style of his early works is relatively simple.

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