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一早

yìzǎo
adverb HSK 7-9 #5,438

Meanings

  1. 1 early in the morning
  2. 2 long ago; early on

Examples

HSK 2
我一早就到了。
Wǒ yìzǎo jiù dào le.
I arrived early in the morning.
HSK 2
这件事我一早就知道了。
Zhè jiàn shì wǒ yìzǎo jiù zhīdào le.
I knew about this long ago.
HSK 3
她一早就出发了。
Tā yìzǎo jiù chūfā le.
She set out early in the morning.

Tips

usage
一早 has two meanings depending on context: (1) 'early in the morning' (temporal), and (2) 'long ago / early on' (meaning something was already the case). 一大早 only means 'early morning' and sounds more emphatic, while 一早 can mean either.

Stroke Order

一 yī
早 zǎo