| 早 | 624C20 41.10 | 部居  | 畫數 6 | ㄗㄠˇ [zao3] | ||
| N. | Morning: 早晨 [zao3chen2]↓; 早響，早上，早間 [zao3shang0]1, [zao3shang1]2, [zao3jian1]↓; 早清（兒），清早，一早 early in the morning; 早出晚歸 go out in the morning and return in the evening; 早晚 [zao3wan3]↓; 早安 good morning! 早起 [zao3qi3]↓; 早飯 [zao3fan4], 早點 [zao3dian3]↓; 早尖 (of traveler) have a light meal in the morning; 早茶 morning tea; 早朝 ([zao3chao2]) (of a monarch) hold a morning audience; 早會 morning briefing (discussion); 早操 morning exercise; 早經 matins. | |||||
| Adj. & adv. | (1) Former(ly), previous(ly): 早年 former years; 早歲 ditto; 早先 [zao3xian1], 早時 [zao3shi2]↓; 早婚 marry before reaching maturity; 早夭 die prematurely; 早世 ditto; 早已 [zao3yi3]↓; 早就 [zao3jiu4]↓; 早則 already; 老早 some time previously, a long while ago; 早知如此 if I knew it beforehand; 提早（交貨） (goods delivered) in advance; 早了三天 three days ahead of time. (2) Early: 早早的 as early as possible; 儘早，趁早，趕早，及早 ditto; 太早 too early; 尚早，還早 it's yet early; 天不早了 it's getting late; 早些兒，早些箇 be early; 早點兒（來） do come early; 早到，早退 attend, leave office early; 早日 [zao3ri4]↓; 早熟 [zao3shou2]↓; 早產 [zao3chan3]↓; 早期 [zao3qi2]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 早半天（兒） [zao3ban0tian1] ([zao3ban0tia1er0]), adv., in the morning, before noon (also 早半響兒). 2. 早產 [zao2chan3], n., (med.) premature birth. 3. 早晨 [zao3chen2] ([zao3chen0]), adv., early in the morning. 4. 早起 [zao2qi3] ([zao3qi0]), v.i. & adv., (get up) early in the morning. 5. 早期 [zao3qi2], n., earlier period (stage, batch). 6. 早春 [zao3chun1], n., early spring. 7. 早稻 [zao3dao4], n., early-maturing varieties of rice (opp. 晚稻 late-maturing varieties). 8. 早點 [zao2dian3], n., a light breakfast. 9. 早飯 [zao3fan4], n., breakfast. 10. 早慧 [zao3hui4], adj., precocious (also 早惠). 11. 早間 [zao3jian1], n., the morning. 12. 早經 [zao3jing1], adv., already. 13. 早就 [zao3jiu4], adv., since sometime ago. 14. 早年 [zao3nian2], (1) n., early years; (2) adv., some years ago. 15. 早日 [zao3ri4], adv., earlier than planned or scheduled. 16. 早響 [zao3shang0]1, n., morning. 17. 早上 [zao3shang0]2, n., morning; adj., earlier: 早上五六年 five or six years earlier. 18. 早先 [zao3xian1], adv., in former times, formerly. 19. 早熟 [zao1shou2], adj., (1) (of plants) early-maturing; (2) (of persons) reaching maturity earlier than others. 20. 早是 [zao3shi4], adv., (1) happily, luckily, fortunately; (2) already. 21. 早時 [zao3shi2], n., former times. 22. 早晚 [zao3wan3], (1) n., morning and evening; n., time; (2) adv., sooner or later; adv., early or late: 這早晚才來 come late, come at this late hour; 多早晚回來 when are you coming back? 23. 早已 [zao2yi3], adv., (1) already, for quite some time; (2) formerly, previously, earlier. | |||||