一早
yī zǎo
Pinyin

Definition

一早
 - 
yī zǎo
  1. early in the morning
  2. at dawn

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
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
一一
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another

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

今天一早打的来学校，刚好就听到广播里头在说“人民币入篮”什么的，你听说了吗？那是什么呀？
jīntiān yī zǎo dǎdī lái xuéxiào ，gānghǎo jiù tīng dào guǎngbō lǐtou zài shuō “rénmínbì rù lán ”shénme de ，nǐ tīngshuō le ma ？nà shì shénme ya ？
In the taxi on my way to school this morning, I happened to hear that the renminbi has been "included in the basket". Did you hear about it? What does that mean?
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这不是那个广告吗？这个药治咳嗽怎么样？我太太一早一晚咳得厉害。
zhè bù shì nàge guǎnggào ma ？zhè ge yào zhì késou zěnmeyàng ？wǒ tàitai yīzǎoyīwǎn ké de lìhai 。
Isn't that what the advertisement says? How does this medicine work on a cough? My wife coughs terribly from dawn to dusk.
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这还只是九牛一毛呢，一早几个大学生就七手八脚地给我搬来不少东西。
zhè hái zhǐshì jiǔniúyīmáo ne ，yīzǎo jǐge dàxuéshēng jiù qīshǒubājiǎo de gěi wǒ bān lái bùshǎo dōngxi 。
This is just a drop in the ocean! This morning a group of university students brought me a lot of things.
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是啊，小时候平时吃不到的好东西都能在过年時一饱口福。家家户户一早就开始张罗年夜饭了，可热闹了。
shì a ，xiǎo shíhou píngshí chībudào de hǎo dōngxi dōu néng zài guònián shí yī bǎo kǒufú 。jiājiāhùhù yī zǎo jiù kāishǐ zhāngluó niányèfàn le ，kě rènao le 。
Yeah, when we were little, around Chinese New Year you could eat your fill of all the good things that you normally couldn't eat. Every house started preparing Chinese New Year's dinner from early in the morning, it was so lively.
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我昨天在网上买了一个真皮的包，才两百块钱而且还包邮，真划算，今天一早就送到我家了。
wǒ zuótiān zài wǎngshàng mǎi le yī ge zhēnpí de bāo ，cái liǎngbǎi kuài qián érqiě hái bāoyóu ，zhēn huásuàn ，jīntiān yīzǎo jiù sòngdào wǒ jiā le 。
I purchased a genuine leather bag online yesterday. It only costs 200 Yuan and includes shipping. It is a good deal. It was delivered to me this morning.
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你看大众点评已经看了一早上了，有什么吃喝玩乐的计划吗？
nǐ kàn dàzhòng diǎnpíng yǐjīng kàn le yī zǎoshang le ，yǒu shénme chīhēwánlè de jìhuà ma ？
You've been reading reviews by people all morning, do you have any plans for what to eat or what to do?
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