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zǎo
Main
English Definitionearly; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
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Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzǎo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄗㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zou2
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (副) adverb, (名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1,5

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Words With Same Head Word    
早点zǎodiǎnbreakfast
早日zǎorìsoon; shortly; on a day quite soon; promptly
早晚zǎowǎnmorning and evening; sooner or later
早已zǎoyǐlong ago; for a long time
早晨zǎochénearly morning
Words With Same Tail Word    
一大早yī dàzǎoat dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning
迟早chízǎosooner or later
提早tízǎoahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time)
大清早dà qīngzǎoearly in the morning
及早jízǎoat the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
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