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早已

zǎoyǐ

long ago already

HSK 3 · Topic “Adverbs and nuance”
An hourglass beside an old portrait
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Characters in this word

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

已 yǐ

Strokes
3
Radical
己 — self, oneself

Example phrases

  • 他早已回家。 Tā zǎoyǐ huí jiā. He went home long ago.
  • 我早已知道。 Wǒ zǎoyǐ zhīdào. I have known for a long time.
  • 她早已睡了。 Tā zǎoyǐ shuì le. She fell asleep long ago.

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