早期zǎoqī某个时代、某个过程或某个人一生的最初阶段{early stage; early phase; initial stage of an era, a process, or a person's life}: 清代～{early Qing Dynasty}|注意～病人的治疗{pay due attention to early treatment to a patient}|他～的作品,大多描写农村生活。{His early works mostly described country life.}