早年
zǎonián
early years; in one’s early years
Characters in this word
年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他早年在边疆从事测绘工作，因此对地形变化格外敏感。 Tā zǎonián zài biānjiāng cóngshì cèhuì gōngzuò, yīncǐ duì dìxíng biànhuà géwài mǐngǎn. In his early years he worked in surveying on the frontier, so he is especially sensitive to changes in terrain.
- 她早年学过画画，后来成了一名设计师。 Tā zǎonián xuéguo huàhuà, hòulái chéng le yī míng shèjìshī. She studied painting in her early years and later became a designer.
- 祖父早年在这里生活了十多年。 Zǔfù zǎonián zài zhèlǐ shēnghuó le shí duō nián. My grandfather lived here for more than ten years in his early years.
Related words
- 早 zǎo early; good morning
- 早饭 zǎofàn breakfast
- 早上 zǎoshang morning
- 早餐 zǎocān breakfast
- 早晨 zǎochén morning
- 早就 zǎojiù long ago already
- 早已 zǎoyǐ long ago already
- 早期 zǎoqī early period
- 趁早 chènzǎo as early as possible; before it is too late
- 迟早 chízǎo sooner or later
- 及早 jízǎo as early as possible; at an early date
- 尽早 jǐnzǎo as early as possible