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  Trad Simp Mandarin Definition Days old Ver
趁早 趁早 [chen4 zao3] /as soon as possible/at the first opportunity/the sooner the better/before it's too late/ 6559 1
趁早兒 趁早儿 [chen4 zao3 r5] /erhua variant of 趁早[chen4 zao3]/ 5103 1
遲早 迟早 [chi2 zao3] /sooner or later/ 7099 1
醜媳婦早晚要見公婆 丑媳妇早晚要见公婆 [[chou3 xi2fu4 zao3wan3 yao4 jian4 gong1po2]] /(lit.) the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (proverb)/(fig.) something unpleasant or embarrassing cannot be avoided forever; sooner or later one must face it/ 48 2
出來混遲早要還的 出来混迟早要还的 [chu1 lai2 hun4 chi2 zao3 yao4 huan2 de5] /if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it/ 3708 1
從早到晚 从早到晚 [cong2 zao3 dao4 wan3] /from morning till night/from dawn to dusk/all day long/ 1922 1
打早 打早 [da3 zao3] /earlier/long ago/as soon as possible/ 4113 1
大清早 大清早 [da4 qing1 zao3] /early in the morning/ 6777 1
多早晚 多早晚 [duo1 zao3 wan3] /when?/ 6694 1
趕早 赶早 [[gan3zao3]] /as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late/ 836 2
古早 古早 [[gu3zao3]] /(Tw) old times; former times/ 263 2
古早味 古早味 [[gu3zao3wei4]] /(Tw) traditional style; old-fashioned feel; flavor of yesteryear/ 663 2
過早 过早 [[guo4zao3]] /premature; untimely/(dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast/ 851 2
即早 即早 [ji2 zao3] /as soon as possible/ 6835 1
及早 及早 [[ji2zao3]] /at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible/ 853 2
既有今日何必當初 既有今日何必当初 [ji4 you3 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1] /see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]/ 4659 1
叫早 叫早 [jiao4 zao3] /to give sb a wake-up call (at a hotel)/ 3843 1
今早 今早 [[jin1zao3]] /this morning/ 830 2
儘早 尽早 [jin3 zao3] /as early as possible/ 7099 1
來得早不如來得巧 来得早不如来得巧 [lai2 de5 zao3 bu4 ru2 lai2 de5 qiao3] /arriving early can't beat coming at the right time/perfect timing/ 4447 1
老早 老早 [lao3 zao3] /a long time ago/ 7099 1
明早 明早 [ming2 zao3] /tomorrow morning/tomorrow/ 4273 1
南華早報 南华早报 [Nan2 hua2 Zao3 bao4] /South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong)/ 5118 1
起早摸黑 起早摸黑 [qi3 zao3 mo1 hei1] /see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1]/ 4017 1
起早貪黑 起早贪黑 [qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1] /to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late/ 4017 1
清早 清早 [qing1 zao3] /first thing in the morning/at daybreak/ 6897 1
稍早 稍早 [shao1 zao3] /a little early/ 7099 1
稍早時 稍早时 [shao1 zao3 shi2] /a little earlier/ 6709 1
時間不早了 时间不早了 [shi2 jian1 bu4 zao3 le5] /it's getting late; time's getting on/ 1320 1
提早 提早 [ti2 zao3] /ahead of schedule/sooner than planned/to bring forward (to an earlier time)/ 6954 1
為時過早 为时过早 [wei2 shi2 guo4 zao3] /premature/too soon/ 7099 1
無利不起早 无利不起早 [[wu2li4 bu4 qi3zao3]] /(saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so/won't lift a finger unless there's something in it for oneself/ 880 2
一大早 一大早 [yi1 da4 zao3] /at dawn/at first light/first thing in the morning/ 6844 1
一大早兒 一大早儿 [yi1 da4 zao3 r5] /erhua variant of 一大早[yi1 da4 zao3]/ 5090 1
一清早 一清早 [yi1 qing1 zao3] /early in the morning/ 6777 1
一早 一早 [yi1 zao3] /early in the morning/at dawn/ 5641 1
一黑早 一黑早 [[yi1hei1zao3]] /at daybreak/ 814 2
英年早逝 英年早逝 [ying1 nian2 zao3 shi4] /to die an untimely death (idiom)/to be cut off in one's prime/ 5178 1
[zao3] /early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely/ 4334 1
早安 早安 [zao3 an1] /Good morning!/ 6609 1
早班兒 早班儿 [zao3 ban1 r5] /erhua variant of 早班[zao3 ban1]/ 5074 1
早報 早报 [zao3 bao4] /morning newspaper/ 6117 1
早勃 早勃 [zao3 bo2] /morning erection/ 4215 1
早餐 早餐 [zao3 can1] /breakfast/CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]/ 6363 1
早操 早操 [zao3 cao1] /morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)/ 6723 1
早茶 早茶 [zao3 cha2] /morning tea/ 6609 1
早產 早产 [zao3 chan3] /to have a premature birth/ 1242 1
早車 早车 [zao3 che1] /morning bus/early train/ 6609 1
早出晚歸 早出晚归 [zao3 chu1 wan3 gui1] /to leave early and return late (idiom)/ 6350 1
早春 早春 [zao3 chun1] /early spring/ 6609 1
早稻 早稻 [zao3 dao4] /early season rice/rice at transplanting or still unripe/ 6609 1
早稻田大學 早稻田大学 [Zao3 dao4 tian2 Da4 xue2] /Waseda University (private university in Tokyo)/ 7012 1
早點兒 早点儿 [[zao3 dian3r5]] /a bit earlier/ 450 2
早飯 早饭 [zao3 fan4] /breakfast/CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]/ 6363 1
早婚 早婚 [zao3 hun1] /to marry too early/ 6609 1
早教 早教 [zao3 jiao4] /early education (abbr. for 早期教育[zao3 qi1 jiao4 yu4])/ 2212 1
早就 早就 [zao3 jiu4] /already at an earlier time/ 7031 1
早課 早课 [zao3 ke4] /matins/morning service (in the Catholic Church)/morning chorus (of birds)/ 2671 1
早來 早来 [zao3 lai2] /to arrive early/ 1242 1
早老素 早老素 [zao3 lao3 su4] /presenilins/ 7099 1
早老性痴呆 早老性痴呆 [zao3 lao3 xing4 chi1 dai1] /(coll.) Alzheimer's disease/ 2109 1
早起 早起 [zao3 qi3] /to get up early/ 7099 1
早前 早前 [zao3 qian2] /previously/ 6609 1
早秋 早秋 [zao3 qiu1] /early autumn/ 6609 1
早上 早上 [zao3 shang5] /early morning/CL:個|个[ge4]/ 5737 1
早上好 早上好 [zao3 shang5 hao3] /Good morning!/ 6074 1
早生貴子 早生贵子 [zao3 sheng1 gui4 zi3] /give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to newlyweds)/ 1243 1
早市 早市 [zao3 shi4] /morning market/ 6609 1
早逝 早逝 [zao3 shi4] /early demise/untimely death/ 6609 1
早衰 早衰 [zao3 shuai1] /to age prematurely/premature senescence/ 4745 1
早霜 早霜 [zao3 shuang1] /early frost/ 6609 1
早死 早死 [zao3 si3] /to die while still relatively young/to have been dead (for some years)/ 1242 1
早死早超生 早死早超生 [zao3 si3 zao3 chao1 sheng1] /to end one's suffering by dying quickly and being reincarnated/(fig.) to get it over with/ 3466 1
早退 早退 [zao3 tui4] /to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time)/to retire early (from one's job)/ 3084 1
早先 早先 [zao3 xian1] /previously/before/ 7099 1
早些 早些 [zao3 xie1] /a bit earlier/ 5733 1
早洩 早泄 [zao3 xie4] /premature ejaculation/ 6825 1
早孕 早孕 [zao3 yun4] /teenage pregnancy/early stage of pregnancy/ 989 1
早在 早在 [zao3 zai4] /as early as/ 6039 1
早早班 早早班 [zao3 zao3 ban1] /preschool group for kids aged three or less/(Tw) work shift starting around daybreak/ 1243 1
早早兒 早早儿 [zao3 zao3 r5] /(coll.) as soon as possible; as early as one can/ 1243 1
早知今日何必當初 早知今日何必当初 [zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1] /if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)/to regret vainly one's past behavior/ 4658 1
早C晚A 早C晚A [[zao3-C wan3-A]] /(skincare regimen) Vitamin C in the morning, Vitamin A in the evening (original meaning)/(jocular) coffee in the morning, alcohol in the evening/ 534 2
早班 早班 [[zao3ban1]] /early shift; morning work shift/ 830 2
早播 早播 [[zao3bo1]] /to plant early; to sow seeds in early spring/ 859 2
早搏 早搏 [[zao3bo2]] /(medicine) premature beat; extrasystole/ 491 2
早產兒 早产儿 [[zao3chan3er2]] /premature baby; preemie/ 20 2
早場 早场 [[zao3chang3]] /morning show (at a theater or cinema); matinee/ 846 2
早晨 早晨 [[zao3chen2]] /early morning/also pr. [zao3chen5]/ 171 2
早點 早点 [[zao3dian3]] /breakfast/ 962 2
早戀 早恋 [[zao3lian4]] /to be in love when one is too young; puppy love/ 844 2
早年 早年 [[zao3nian2]] /many years ago; in the past/in one's early years/ 830 2
早鳥 早鸟 [[zao3niao3]] /early-bird (discount, ticket, registration etc)/ 25 2
早鳥優惠 早鸟优惠 [[zao3niao3 you1hui4]] /early-bird discount/ 25 2
早鳥票 早鸟票 [[zao3niao3piao4]] /early-bird ticket/ 25 2
早期 早期 [[zao3qi1]] /early period; early phase; early stage/ 850 2
早日 早日 [[zao3ri4]] /soon; at an early date/the early days; the past/ 846 2
早日康復 早日康复 [[zao3ri4 kang1fu4]] /to recover health quickly; Get well soon!/ 546 2
早熟 早熟 [[zao3shu2]] /precocious; early-maturing/ 837 2
早睡早起 早睡早起 [[zao3shui4-zao3qi3]] /early to bed, early to rise; to keep early hours/ 546 2
早歲 早岁 [[zao3sui4]] /one's early years/ 829 2
早晚 早晚 [[zao3wan3]] /morning and evening/(in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days/(coll.) (this, or that) point of time/(dialect) at some time in the future/ 816 2
早亡 早亡 [[zao3wang2]] /(literary) to die young; to pass away prematurely/ 377 2
早午餐 早午餐 [[zao3wu3can1]] /brunch/ 735 2
早午飯 早午饭 [[zao3wu3fan4]] /brunch/ 735 2
早夭 早夭 [[zao3yao1]] /to die young/ 826 2
早已 早已 [[zao3yi3]] /for a long time; long since/(dialect) in the past/ 864 2
早知 早知 [[zao3zhi1]] /to know in advance/ 150 2
早自習 早自习 [[zao3zi4xi2]] /early-morning self-study session (before regular classes); to attend such a session/ 247 2
這早晚兒 这早晚儿 [zhe4 zao3 wan3 r5] /now/at this time/this late/ 6766 1

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