早在
zǎo zài
Pinyin

Definition

早在
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zǎo zài
  1. as early as

Related Words (20)

在
zài
  1. 1 (located) at
  2. 2 (to be) in
  3. 3 to exist
  4. 4 in the middle of doing sth
  5. 5 (indicating an action in progress)
现在
xiàn zài
  1. 1 now
  2. 2 at present
  3. 3 at the moment
  4. 4 modern
  5. 5 current
  6. 6 nowadays
一大早
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
一早
yī zǎo
  1. 1 early in the morning
  2. 2 at dawn
在一起
zài yī qǐ
  1. 1 together
在乎
zài hu
  1. 1 to care about
  2. 2 equivalent of 在於|在于[zài yú]
在意
zài yì
  1. 1 to care about
  2. 2 to mind
在于
zài yú
  1. 1 to be in
  2. 2 to lie in
  3. 3 to consist in
  4. 4 to depend on
  5. 5 to rest with
存在
cún zài
  1. 1 to exist
  2. 2 to be
  3. 3 existence
实在
shí zài
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 actually
  3. 3 indeed
  4. 4 true
  5. 5 real
  6. 6 honest
  7. 7 dependable
  8. 8 (philosophy) reality
早
zǎo
  1. 1 early
  2. 2 morning
  3. 3 Good morning!
  4. 4 long ago
  5. 5 prematurely
早上
zǎo shang
  1. 1 early morning
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
早安
zǎo ān
  1. 1 Good morning!
早晨
zǎo chén
  1. 1 early morning
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
早起
zǎo qǐ
  1. 1 to get up early
早餐
zǎo cān
  1. 1 breakfast
  2. 2 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
早点
zǎo diǎn
  1. 1 breakfast
正在
zhèng zài
  1. 1 just at (that time)
  2. 2 right in (that place)
  3. 3 right in the middle of (doing sth)
一大早儿
yī dà zǎo r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 一大早[yī dà zǎo]
一清早
yī qīng zǎo
  1. 1 early in the morning

Idioms (20)

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
  1. 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
  1. 1 to be determined to win (idiom)
势在必行
shì zài bì xíng
  1. 1 circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
  2. 2 imperative
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
  1. 1 leave it to me (idiom)
  2. 2 I'll take care of it
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
  1. 1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī
  1. 1 in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. 2 on the brink of crisis
命在旦夕
mìng zài dàn xī
  1. 1 to be at death's door (idiom)
在家千日好，出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
  1. 1 lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there's no place like home
在家靠父母，出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母，出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在所不辞
zài suǒ bù cí
  1. 1 not to refuse to (idiom)
  2. 2 not to hesitate to
在所难免
zài suǒ nán miǎn
  1. 1 to be unavoidable (idiom)
如鲠在喉
rú gěng zài hóu
  1. 1 lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
妙在不言中
miào zài bù yán zhōng
  1. 1 the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)
安闲自在
ān xián zì zai
  1. 1 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease

Sample Sentences

是呀！早在过去刚开始流行书本的时候，苏格拉底就曾说，人越是习惯写下自己的想法，及阅读他人的想法，记忆就越差。
shì ya ！zǎozài guòqù gāng kāishǐ liúxíng shūběn de shíhou ，Sūgélādǐ jiù céng shuō ，rén yuèshì xíguàn xiěxià zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ ，jí yuèdú tārén de xiǎngfǎ ，jìyì jiù yuè chà 。
Yeah! Long ago when books were just becoming popular, Socrates once said, the more people get used to writing down their thoughts, and reading the thoughts of others, the more people's memory gets worse.
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没错，同时据有关报导啊，关于英国脱欧的提议早在几年前就出现了，没想到今年真的通过公投实施了这个决定。
méicuò ，tóngshí jù yǒuguān bàodǎo ā ，guānyú Yīngguótuōōu de tíyì zǎozài jǐnián qián jiù chūxiàn le ，méixiǎngdào jīnnián zhēnde tōngguò gōngtóu shíshī le zhè ge juédìng 。
That's right, and, according to reports on the matter, suggestions for the UK to leave the EU began to appear several years ago. However, nobody expected that this year they would really go through with the decision by way of a referendum.
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