一大早
yī dà zǎo
Pinyin

Definition

一大早
 - 
yī dà zǎo
  1. at dawn
  2. at first light
  3. first thing in the morning

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一样
yī yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 equal to
  4. 4 the same as
  5. 5 just like
一直
yī zhí
  1. 1 straight (in a straight line)
  2. 2 continuously
  3. 3 always
  4. 4 from the beginning of ... up to ...
  5. 5 all along
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

还有啊，一大早就得出去遛鸟。我有个邻居每天五点半就去公园了。
háiyǒu a ，yīdàzǎo jiù děi chūqù liùniǎo 。wǒ yǒu ge línjū měitiān wǔ diǎn bàn jiù qù gōngyuán le 。
Also, as soon as it's morning you have to take them out for a walk. I have a neighbor who goes to the park at 5:30 every day.
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哇，一大早就有这么多人排队。看来这个医院真不错！
wā ，yīdàzǎo jiù yǒu zhème duō rén páiduì 。kànlai zhège yīyuàn zhēn bùcuò ！
Whoa, it's only dawn and there are already so many people in line. Looks like this hospital is really good!
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谁知道呢！一大早就开始施工。周末想睡个懒觉都不行。
shéi zhīdào ne ！yīdàzǎo jiù kāishǐ shīgōng 。zhōumò xiǎng shuì ge lǎnjiào dōu bùxíng 。
Who knows? They start working so early in the morning. I can't even sleep in on the weekends.
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