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早

zǎo · zao

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Meaning

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  1. early
  2. morning
  3. Good morning!
  4. long ago
  5. prematurely
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Sunrise, too early

  1. Liangliang

    早(zǎo)啊(a)，灯灯(dēngdēng)！你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)早(zǎo)？

    Morning, Dengdeng! Why are you so early today?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)六(liù)点(diǎn)就(jiù)起床(qǐchuáng)了(le)。

    I got up at six.

  3. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)起(qǐ)这么(zhème)早(zǎo)？

    Why get up so early?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)早点(zǎodiǎn)去(qù)看(kàn)日出(rìchū)。

    I wanted to go early to see the sunrise.

  5. Liangliang

    看到(kàndào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you see it?

  6. Dengdeng

    看到(kàndào)了(le)，不过(bùguò)太(tài)早(zǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Yes, but it was too early, and now I just want to sleep.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

要(yào)不(bú)是(shì)他(tā)这(zhè)么(me)磨(mó)磨(mó)蹭(cèng)蹭(cèng)，现(xiàn)在(zài)早(zǎo)做(zuò)完(wán)了(le)。

If he hadn't wasted time, he'd be finished by now.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)六(liù)点(diǎn)起(qǐ)床(chuáng)。

He gets up at six every morning.

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