早些

zǎoxiē

adverb

Meanings

1 a bit earlier
2 somewhat earlier
3 earlier on

Characters

Examples

明天请早些来。

Míngtiān qǐng zǎoxiē lái.

Please come a bit earlier tomorrow.

早些睡，明天还要早起。

Zǎoxiē shuì, míngtiān hái yào zǎoqǐ.

Get to bed a little earlier — you have to be up early tomorrow.

早些时候他还在公司。

Zǎoxiē shíhou tā hái zài gōngsī.

Earlier on he was still at the office.

Tips

grammar

Adjective + 些 forms a 'a bit ___-er' adverb: 早些 (a bit earlier), 晚些 (a bit later), 多些 (a bit more). The 些 softens the comparison, making it a polite suggestion rather than a hard demand.

Stroke Order

早 zǎo

些 xiē