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早

zǎo

early; good morning

HSK 1 · Topic “My day” TimeUseful phrases
early; good morning
Memory picture

Character

早 zǎo

Strokes
6
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 十 ten, tenth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 现在太早了。 Xiànzài tài zǎo le. It's too early now.
  • 你来早了。 Nǐ lái zǎo le. You're early.
  • 现在不早了。 Xiànzài bù zǎo le. It's getting late.
  • 明天别来太早。 Míngtiān bié lái tài zǎo. Don't come too early tomorrow.
  • 他今天早下班了。 Tā jīntiān zǎo xiàbān le. He finished work early today.
  • 早点儿回家吧。 Zǎodiǎnr huíjiā ba. Go home a little earlier.
  • 老师早就来了。 Lǎoshī zǎo jiù lái le. The teacher came a long time ago.
  • 早,你吃饭了吗? Zǎo, nǐ chīfàn le ma? Morning! Have you eaten yet?
  • 老师早上好! Lǎoshī zǎoshang hǎo! Good morning, teacher!
  • 明天请早来。 Míngtiān qǐng zǎo lái. Please come early tomorrow.

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