Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
early [ˈəːlɪ]
I adv
1 (in day, month) 在初期 zài chūqī
2
(=before usual time)
[get up, go to bed, arrive, leave] 早 zǎo
[get up, go to bed, arrive, leave] 早 zǎo
II adj
1
(=near the beginning)
[+ stage, career] 早期的 zǎoqī de
[+ stage, career] 早期的 zǎoqī de
- the early stages of pregnancy
怀(懷)孕早期 huáiyùn zǎoqī
- Shakespeare's early works
莎士比亚(亞)的早期著作 Shāshìbǐyà de zǎoqī zhùzuò
2 (in history)
[+ Christians, settlers] 早期的 zǎoqī de
[+ Christians, settlers] 早期的 zǎoqī de
3
(=premature)
[+ death, departure] 提早的 tízǎo de
[+ death, departure] 提早的 tízǎo de
4
(=quick)
[+ reply] 很快的 hěnkuài de
[+ reply] 很快的 hěnkuài de
- We look forward to your early reply.
我们(們)期待您及早的答复(復)。 wǒmen qīdài nín jízǎo de dáfù
- I usually get up early
我通常早起床。 wǒ tōngcháng zǎo qǐchuáng - early on
在初期 zài chūqī - early this morning
今天一大早 jīntiān yīdàzǎo - early last week
上星期初 shàng xīngqī chū - early in the morning
清早 qīngzǎo - in the early or early in the spring/19th century
早春/19世纪(紀)初期 zǎochūn/shíjiǔ shìjì chūqī - she's in her early forties
她40出头(頭) tā sìshí chūtóu - in the early hours of the morning
凌(淩)晨 língchén - you're early!
你怎么(麼)这(這)么(麼)早! nǐ zěnme zhème zǎo! - to take the early train
坐早班火车(車) zuò zǎobān huǒchē - to have an early night
早上床 zǎo shàngchuáng - at your earliest convenience
(Comm, Admin)在您尽(盡)早方便时(時) zài nín jǐnzǎo fāngbiàn shí
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