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早已 (zǎo yǐ): For a long time (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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早 • zǎo • early; morning • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
zǎo
早
early; morning
已 • yǐ • already; to stop; to end • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
yǐ
已
already; to stop; to end
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 早已.
Words with
早
早饭
zǎo fàn
breakfast
早上
zǎo shang
early morning
早晨
zǎo chén
early morning
早餐
zǎo cān
breakfast
早晚
zǎo wǎn
morning and evening
早期
zǎo qī
early period; early phase; early stage
迟早
chí zǎo
sooner or later
及早
jí zǎo
at an early date; as soon as possible; before it is too late
Words with
已
已经
yǐ jīng
already
不已
bù yǐ
endlessly
而已
ér yǐ
that is all; nothing more
不得已
bù dé yǐ
be forced to; have no alternative but to
已婚
yǐ hūn
married
已故
yǐ gù
deceased; late
已然
yǐ rán
already; have already
为时已晚
wéi shí yǐ wǎn
it is too late
4.
Example Sentences with 早已
tā
他
zǎo
早
yǐ
已
lí
离
kāi
开
zhè
这
zuò
座
chéng
城
shì
市
le
了
。
He left this city long ago.
Zhè
这
ge
个
wèn
问
tí
题
tā
他
zǎo
早
yǐ
已
xiǎng
想
míng
明
tā
他
de
的
yì
艺
shù
术
chéng
成
jiù
就
zǎo
早
yǐ
已
chāo
超
tā
他
zǎo
早
yǐ
已
kàn
看
dàn
淡
míng
名
lì
利
，
zhuān
专
tā
他
zǎo
早
yǐ
已
bú
不
shì
是
wǎng
往
rì
日
nà
那
ge
个
bái
白
le
了
。
He had already figured out this problem a long time ago.
yuè
越
le
了
guó
国
jiè
界
de
的
xiàn
限
zhì
制
。
His artistic achievements have long transcended the limitations of national borders.
zhù
注
yú
于
nèi
内
xīn
心
de
的
píng
平
jìng
静
。
He has long been indifferent to fame and fortune, focusing instead on inner peace.
tiān
天
zhēn
真
làn
烂
màn
漫
de
的
shào
少
nián
年
le
了
。
He is no longer the naive and innocent boy of former days.
