早 (zou2 | zao3) : early

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早

zou2

zao3

[1] early; earlier; soon; beforehand; previous; premature [2] morning [3] ago; before [4] Good morning!

Stroke count: 6

Level: 2

Radical: 日 (#72)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

早

Don't confuse with:
旱

This word has been viewed 21670 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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朝早 ziu1 zou2 = in the morning 粵

早啲 zou2 di1 = earlier 粵

早晨 zou2 san4 zao3 chen2 = good morning; morning

最早 zeoi3 zou2 zui4 zao3 = at the earliest

早唞 zou2 tau2 = good night; drop dead 粵

提早 tai4 zou2 ti2 zao3 = in advance; ahead of time

趁早 can3 zou2 = while it's not too late

朝頭早 ziu1 tau4 zou2 = morning 粵

早餐 zou2 caan1 zao3 can1 = breakfast

一早 jat1 zou2 yi1 zao3 = earlier on; from the beginning

一早就 jat1 zou2 zau6 yi1 zao3 jiu4 = earlier on; from the start

早先 zou2 sin1 zao3 xian1 = earlier; previously 國

早知 zou2 zi1 = know earlier

盡早 zeon6 zou2 jin3 zao3 = variant of 儘早

早上 zou2 soeng6 zao3 shang5 = morning 國

清早 cing1 zou2 qing1 zao3 = early morning at or before daybreak

明早 ming4 zou2 ming2 zao3 = tomorrow morning

今朝早 gam1 ziu1 zou2 = this morning 粵

聽朝早 ting1 ziu1 zou2 = early tomorrow morning 粵

早安 zou2 on1 = good morning 國

儘早 zeon2 zou2 jin3 zao3 = as early as possible

一清早 jat1 cing1 zou2 yi1 qing1 zao3 = early in the morning

早熟 zou2 suk6 zao3 shu2 = precocious; mature early

遲早 ci4 zou2 chi2 zao3 = sooner or later

早已 zou2 ji5 zao3 yi3 = for a long time; long ago

早日 zou2 jat6 zao3 ri4 = soon; shortly; on a day quite soon

早晚 zou2 maan5 zao3 wan3 = morning and evening; sooner or later 國

早期 zou2 kei4 zao3 qi1 (PRC), zao3 qi2 (Taiwan) = first stage; early phase; early period

早點 zou2 dim2 zao3 dian3 = light breakfast

及早 kap6 zou2 ji2 zao3 = at the earliest; as soon as possible, ASAP

早飯 zou2 faan6 zao3 fan4 = breakfast

昨早 zok6 zou2 zuo2 zao3 = yesterday morning

早茶 zou2 caa4 = morning tea

歐陸式早餐 au1 luk6 sik1 zou2 caan1 = continental breakfast

美式早餐 mei5 sik1 zou2 caan1 = American breakfast

早前 zou2 cin4 = former

老早 lou5 zou2 = very early; long ago

大早 daai6 zou2 da4 zao3 = very early in the morning

在早上 zoi6 zou2 soeng5 = in the morning

晨早 san4 zou2 = dawn

早上好 zou2 soeng6 hou2 zao3 shang5 hao3 = good morning

早些 zou2 se1 zao3 xie1 = (a bit) earlier

早期效應 zou2 kei4 haau6 jing3 zao3 qi1 xiao4 ying4 (PRC), zao3 qi2 xiao4 ying4 (Taiwan) = early effect

早市 zou2 si5 zao3 shi4 = morning market

自願提早退休計劃 zi6 jyun6 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1 gai3 waak6 = voluntary early retirement package

早於 zou2 jyu1 = predate

早產 zou2 caan2 = to deliver a preterm/premature baby

飲早茶 jam2 zou2 caa4 = [v] to have breakfast at a Chinese restaurant or teahouse

英年早逝 jing1 nin4 zou2 sai6 = die young

即早 zik1 zou2 ji2 zao3 = [adv] as soon as possible

越早越好 jyut6 zou2 jyut6 hou2 = [exp] the earlier the better

早早兒 zou2 zou2 ji4 zao3 zao3 r5 = as early as possible; well in advance 國

早春 zou2 ceon1 zao3 chun1 = early spring (common formation)

早婚 zou2 fan1 zao3 fun1 = marrying too early

倒屎咁早 dou2 si2 gam3 zou2 = very early in the morning 粵

一大早 jat1 daai6 zou2 yi1 da4 zao3 = very early in the morning

預早 jyu6 zou2 = in advance; ahead of time 粵

喝早茶 hot3 zou2 caa4 he1 zao3 cha2 = drink tea 國 (common formation)

言之過早 jin4 zi1 gwo3 zou2 yan2 zhi1 guo4 zao3 = it's too early to say

遲到早退 ci4 dou3 zou2 teoi3 = to arrive late but to leave early

早睡早起 zou2 seoi6 zou2 hei2 zao3 shui4 zao3 qi3 = to keep early hours

愈早愈好 jyu6 zou2 jyu6 hou2 = the earlier the better

早排 zou2 paai4/4*2 = a while ago; a few days ago 粵

從早到晚 cung4 zou2 dou3 maan5 cong2 zao3 dao4 wan3 = from morning till night

早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 zou2 hei2 dik1 niu5 ji4 jau5 cung4 hek3 = the early bird catches the worm

過早下結論 gwo3 zou2 haa5 git3 leon6 = to jump to conclusions (common formation)

晨咁早 san4 gam3 zou2 = early in the morning 粵

朝朝早 ziu1 ziu1 zou2 zhao1 zhao1 zao3 = every morning 粵

倒塔咁早 dou2 taap3 gam3 zou2 dao3 ta3 han2 zao3 = very early in the morning 粵

有早知，冇乞兒 jau5 zou2 zi1, mou5 hat1 ji4*1 you3 zao3 zhi1, mao3 qi3 er2 = if you knew your present outcome earlier you wouldn't have made such a choice 粵

早生貴子 zou2 sang1 gwai3 zi2 zao3 sheng1 gui4 zi3 = hope you have a son soon

早知今日，何必當初 zou2 zi1 gam1 jat6, ho4 bit1 dong1 co1 zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4, he2 bi4 dang1 chu1 = if you had foresight into today, you wouldn't have to have chosen yesterday's path

言之尚早 jin4 zi1 soeng6 zou2 yan2 zhi1 shang4 zao3 = it's to early to say; it's to early to say this

早更 zou2 gaang1 zao3 geng1 = early shift 粵

返早 faan1 zou2 fan3 zao3 = work an early shift 粵

早響 zou2 hoeng2 zao3 xiang3 = tell somebody before; mention earlier 粵

唔早響 ng zou2 hoeng2 wu2 zao3 xiang3 = you could have mentioned this earlier; why didn't you bring this up before 粵

打鑼咁早 daa2 lo4 gam3 zou2 da3 luo2 han2 zao3 = very early in the morning; bright and early 粵

早戀 zou2 lyun2 zao3 lian4 = puppy love

較早時 gaau3 zou2 si4 jiao4 zao3 shi2 = a while back; some time ago 粵

早前期 zou2 cin4 kei4 zao3 qian2 qi1 (PRC), zao3 qian2 qi2 (Taiwan) = preprophase

早老素 zou2 lou5 sou3 zao3 lao3 su4 = presenilin

香港早晨 hoeng1 gong2 zou2 san4 = Good Morning Hong Kong (TVB show)

千金難買早知道 cin1 gam1 naan4 maai5 zou2 zi1 dou6*3 qian1 jin1 nan2 mai3 zao3 zhi1 dao4 = if only I would have known earlier 粵

南華早報 naam4 waa4 zou2 bou3 nan2 hua2 zao3 bao4 = South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong)

南華早報有限公司 naam4 waa4 zou2 bou3 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = South China Morning Post Ltd

南華早報集團有限公司 naam4 waa4 zou2 bou3 zaap6 tyun4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = South China Morning Post (Holdings) Ltd

聯合早報 lyun4 hap6 zou2 bou3 lian2 he2 zao3 bao4 = Lianhe Zaobao (Chinese daily newspaper in Singapore

Showing 10 of 12 examples containing 早

我今日未食早餐粵
I haven't eaten breakfast yet today

我今日唔會食早餐粵
Today I'm not going to eat breakfast

咁早返好少有喎粵
It's rare to see you back so early!
[Lit. so early return seldom have [particle]]

我父母早餐常吃烤麵包。國
My parents eat toast for breakfast.

不如去雞記食早餐囉! 粵
Let's go to KFC have a breakfast.

你媽咪畀唔畀你早走呀？粵
Will your mum let you go early?
[Lit. you mum let-not-let you early run?]

天色不早。國
It's getting late.

畀我就一早收綫唔同佢嗲咁耐！粵
I would have hung up the phone and not chatted with her for so long.
[Literally: 畀我就 - If I was in the situation, 一早收綫 - (I) would have hung up right at the outset 唔同佢嗲 - (and) wouldn't have talked with her 咁耐! - so long!]

朝早食嗰碗粥稀冧冧，未到晏晝就餓嘅嘞粵
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.

早睡早起身體好。
It is good for our body's health to sleep and get up early.

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