Word: 早 (zǎo)

下一次我会早一点到。

Xià yícì wǒ huì zǎo yìdiǎn dào.

Next time I'll come earlier.

世间没个早知道

shìjiān méi ge zǎo zhīdao

in this world there's no knowing early

为什么她早回家了？

Wèishénme tā zǎo huíjiā le?

Why did she come home early?

五更天唱曲子，高兴得太早了

wǔgēngtiān chàng qǔzi, gāoxìng de tài zǎole

singing songs in the fifth watch of the night: too happy too early

今天他比平时起得早。

Jīntiān tā bǐ píngshí qǐ de zǎo.

He woke up earlier than usual today.

今早下过雨，下午就晴了。

Jīn zǎo xià guò yǔ, xiàwǔ jiù qíngle.

It rained this morning, but it cleared up in the afternoon.

今早我比平时早了一个小时起床。

Jīn zǎo wǒ bǐ píngshí zǎole yí gè xiǎoshí qǐchuáng.

This morning I got up an hour earlier than usual.

他不需要那么早起来。

Tā bù xūyào nàme zǎo qǐlai.

He doesn't need to get up early.

他从早吃到晚。

Tā cóng zǎo chī dào wǎn.

He eats non-stop.

他从早工作到晚。

Tā cóng zǎo gōngzuò dào wǎn.

He works from morning until night.

他以前很早起床。

Tā yǐqián hěn zǎo qǐchuáng.

He used to get up early.

他小时通常很早起床。

Tā xiǎoshí tōngcháng hěn zǎo qǐchuáng.

He used to get up early when he was young.

他就那两下子，我早看透了。

Tā jiù nà liǎngxiàzi, wǒ zǎo kàntòule.

That's all he's got, I saw through him long ago.

他比平常早一点到达。

Tā bǐ píngcháng zǎo yìdiǎn dàodá.

He arrived earlier than usual.

会议比往常早结束。

Huìyì bǐ wǎngcháng zǎo jiéshù.

The meeting ended earlier than usual.

你今天必须起得很早吗？

Nǐ jīntiān bìxū qǐ de hěn zǎo ma?

Did you have to get up very early this morning?

你今早为什么迟到了？

Nǐ jīn zǎo wèishénme chídàole?

Why were you late this morning?

你今早做了什么？

Nǐ jīn zǎo zuòle shénme?

What did you do this morning?

你今早有没有吃早餐？

Nǐ jīn zǎo yǒuméiyǒu chī zǎocān?

Did you have breakfast this morning?

你介意我们早走吗？

Nǐ jièyì wǒmen zǎo zǒu ma?

Do you mind our leaving a little earlier?

你早该睡了。

Nǐ zǎo gāi shuìle.

It's high time you were in bed.

你没有你姐姐起得那么早。

Nǐ méiyǒu nǐ jiějie qǐ de nàme zǎo.

You don't get up as early as your sister.

你爸爸很早回家吗？

Nǐ bàba hěn zǎo huíjiā ma?

Does your father get home early?

你该早一点来的。

Nǐ gāi zǎo yìdiǎn lái de.

You should have come a little earlier.

你该早一点起床。

Nǐ gāi zǎo yìdiǎn qǐchuáng.

You must get up a little earlier.

你起床早吗？

Nǐ qǐchuáng zǎo ma?

Did you get up early?

六月里蒸年糕，动手太早

liùyuè li zhēng niángāo, dòngshǒu tài zǎo

steaming New Year cake in June: starting too early

包裹到得比我想象中要早。

Bāoguǒ dào de bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng zhōng yào zǎo.

The parcel arrived faster than I thought.

北方今年的降雪特别早。

Běifāng jīnnián de jiàngxuě tèbié zǎo.

This year the snowfall in the north came especially early.

医生说，现在下定论还太早。

Yīshēng shuō, xiànzài xià dìnglùn hái tài zǎo.

The doctor said it is still too early to draw a final conclusion.

十二岁的孩子进敬老院，享福享得太早了

shí'èr suì de háizi jìn jìnglǎoyuàn, xiǎngfú xiǎng de tài zǎole

a twelve-year-old moving into a retirement home: enjoying comfort far too early

原谅我早上这么早给你打电话。

Yuánliàng wǒ zǎoshang zhème zǎo gěi nǐ dǎdiànhuà.

Please excuse me for calling you so early in the morning.

古人很早就算过圆周率。

Gǔrén hěn zǎo jiùsuànguo yuánzhōulǜ.

People in ancient times calculated pi very early on.

听说这种面条最早发源于北方。

Tīngshuō zhèzhǒng miàntiáo zuì zǎo fāyuán yú běifāng.

I hear this kind of noodle originated in the north.

商朝比周朝更早。

Shāngcháo bǐ zhōucháo gèng zǎo.

The Shang dynasty came earlier than the Zhou dynasty.

善恶到头终有报，只争来早与来迟

shàn'è dàotóu zhōng yǒu bào, zhǐ zhēng lái zǎo yǔ lái chí

good and evil in the end get repaid; the only question is whether it comes early or late

墨子最早研究小孔成像。

Mòzǐ zuì zǎo yánjiū Xiǎo Kǒng chéngxiàng.

Mozi was among the first to study pinhole imaging.

天不早了，我该告辞了。

Tiān bù zǎole, wǒ gāi gàocíle.

It's getting late, so I should say goodbye.

她的身体发育得比同学早。

Tā de shēntǐ fāyù de bǐ tóngxué zǎo.

Her body matured earlier than her classmates'.

她通常很早起床。

Tā tōngcháng hěn zǎo qǐchuáng.

She usually gets up early.

好事宜早不宜迟

hǎo shìyí zǎo bùyí chí

good things are better early than late

妈妈起得比谁都早。

Māma qǐ de bǐ shéi dōu zǎo.

My mother gets up earlier than anyone else.

对不起我那么早打电话给你啊。

Duìbùqǐ wǒ nàme zǎo dǎdiànhuà gěi nǐ a.

Sorry for telephoning you so early.

我一直都有早睡的习惯。

Wǒ yìzhí dōu yǒu zǎo shuì de xíguàn.

For a long time, I've had a habit of going to bed early.

我不想很早起床。

Wǒ bùxiǎng hěn zǎo qǐchuáng.

I didn't want to get up early.

我不能离开，还太早了。

Wǒ bùnéng líkāi, hái tài zǎole.

I cannot leave. It's too early.

我今天想早睡。

Wǒ jīntiān xiǎng zǎo shuì.

I'd like to have an early night tonight.

我今天累，所以我睡得早。

Wǒ jīntiān lèi, suǒyǐ wǒ shuì de zǎo.

I was tired today so I went to bed early.

我今早上课迟到了。

Wǒ jīn zǎo shàngkè chídàole.

I was late for class this morning.

我今早写的是什么？

Wǒ jīn zǎo xiě de shì shénme?

What was I writing this morning?

我今早给他打过电话。

Wǒ jīn zǎo gěi tā dǎguò diànhuà.

I called him this morning.

我今早起床时天正在下雨。

Wǒ jīn zǎo qǐchuáng shí tiān zhèngzài xiàyǔ.

When I got up this morning, it was raining.

我从早考到晚。

Wǒ cóng zǎo kǎo dào wǎn.

I have exams from dawn till dusk.

我们是最早来到的。

Wǒmen shì zuì zǎo láidào de.

We are the first to arrive.

我们的飞机今早11点到的。

Wǒmen de fēijī jīn zǎo shíyī diǎn dào de.

Our plane arrived at 11 this morning.

我们需要盡早谈论那件事。

Wǒmen xūyào jǐn zǎo tánlùn nà jiàn shì.

We need to talk about that as soon as possible.

我和平常一样起得早。

Wǒ hé píngcháng yíyàng qǐ de zǎo.

I got up early as usual.

我和往常一样起得很早。

Wǒ hé wǎngcháng yíyàng qǐ de hěn zǎo.

I got up early as usual.

我奶奶每个早上起床很早。

Wǒ nǎinai měige zǎoshang qǐchuáng hěn zǎo.

My grandmother gets up early every morning.

我小时总是很早起床。

Wǒ xiǎoshí zǒngshì hěn zǎo qǐchuáng.

I always got up early in my childhood.

我平常醒得特别早。

Wǒ píngcháng xǐng de tèbié zǎo.

I usually get up very early.

我建议你早一点儿到。

Wǒ jiànyì nǐ zǎo yìdiǎnr dào.

I suggest that you arrive a bit earlier.

我弟弟总是比我早起床。

Wǒ dìdi zǒngshì bǐ wǒ zǎo qǐchuáng.

My brother always gets up earlier than I.

我很累所以早睡了。

Wǒ hěn lèi suǒyǐ zǎo shuìle.

I was very tired, so I went to bed early.

我早上很早起床。

Wǒ zǎoshang hěn zǎo qǐchuáng.

I got up early in the morning.

我早有一种感觉这可能会发生。

Wǒ zǎo yǒu yìzhǒng gǎnjué zhè kěnéng huì fāshēng.

I had a feeling this might happen.

我明天必须早走。

Wǒ míngtiān bìxū zǎo zǒu.

I must leave early tomorrow.

我明天的课很早。

Wǒ míngtiān de kè hěn zǎo.

My class tomorrow is very early in the day.

我晚上一般很早睡。

Wǒ wǎnshang yìbān hěn zǎo shuì.

I go to bed early at night.

我比我的妹妹早离开。

Wǒ bǐ wǒ de mèimei zǎo líkāi.

I left earlier than my sister.

我爸爸一向起得很早。

Wǒ bàba yíxiàng qǐ de hěn zǎo.

My dad has always got up very early.

我起了个大早为了赶第一班火车。

Wǒ qǐle gè dà zǎo wèile gǎn dìyī bān huǒchē.

I got up early enough to catch the first train.

早知道我不应该打电话给他。

Zǎo zhīdao wǒ bù yīnggāi dǎdiànhuà gěi tā.

I should have known better than to call him.

时间还早不用起床。

Shíjiān hái zǎo búyòng qǐchuáng.

The day is young. No need to get out of bed.

春天大家起得都很早。

Chūntiān dàjiā qǐ de dōu hěn zǎo.

In spring, everyone wakes up early.

昨天我很早起床。

Zuótiān wǒ hěn zǎo qǐchuáng.

I got up early yesterday.

最早的指南针像一把勺子。

Zuì zǎo de zhǐnánzhēn xiàng yì bǎ sháozi.

The earliest compass looked like a spoon.

武大郎卖烧饼，迟出早归

wǔ dà láng mài shāobing, chí chū zǎo guī

Wu Dalang selling sesame cakes: goes out late and comes home early

汉字最早是象形文字。

Hànzì zuì zǎo shì xiàngxíngwénzì.

Chinese characters were originally pictograms.

炒菜时别太早调味。

Chǎocài shí bié tài zǎo tiáowèi.

Don't season too early when stir-frying.

现在才五点，太早了。

Xiànzài cái wǔ diǎn, tài zǎole.

It's only five o'clock - it's too early.

现在才早上七点，太早了。

Xiànzài cái zǎoshang qī diǎn, tài zǎole.

It's only seven in the morning, it's too early.

甲骨文是很早的汉字。

Jiǎgǔwén shì hěn zǎo de hànzì.

Oracle bone inscriptions are a very early form of Chinese characters.

直到今早我才知道了真相。

Zhídào jīn zǎo wǒ cái zhīdàole zhēnxiàng.

Not until this morning did I learn the truth.

睡得早精神好，反之会很累。

Shuì de zǎo jīngshen hǎo, fǎnzhī huì hěn lèi.

Going to bed early leaves you energetic; conversely, you will feel tired.

秦朝建立了中国最早的帝制。

Qíncháo jiànlìle Zhōngguó zuì zǎo de dìzhì.

The Qin dynasty established China's earliest imperial system.

穷人的孩子早当家

qióngrén de háizi zǎo dāngjiā

a poor person's child takes charge of the household early

立冬以后，天黑得越来越早了。

Lìdōng yǐhòu, tiānhēi de yuèláiyuè zǎole.

After Lidong, it gets dark earlier and earlier.

笨人先起身，笨鸟早出林

bènrén xiān qǐshēn, bèn niǎo zǎo chū lín

the slow person gets up first; the clumsy bird leaves the woods early

莫道君行早，更有早行人

mò dào jūn xíng zǎo, gèng yǒu zǎo xíngrén

don't say you set out early; there are others who set out earlier

葡萄最早是从西域传到中原的吗？

Pútao zuì zǎo shì cóng Xīyù chuán dào Zhōngyuán de ma?

Did grapes first spread to the Central Plains from the Western Regions?

虽然时间好早，天气已经热了。

Suīrán shíjiān hǎo zǎo, tiānqì yǐjīng rè le.

Although it was still early, it was already hot outside.

要是我们早十分钟到的话，我们就能赶上飞机了。

Yàoshi wǒmen zǎo shí fēnzhōng dào dehuà, wǒmen jiù néng gǎnshàng fēijī le.

If we'd arrived ten minutes earlier, we would've made it onto the plane.

《诗经》是中国最早的诗歌总集。

《Shījīng》shì Zhōngguó zuì zǎo de shīgē zǒngjí.

The Book of Songs is China's earliest anthology of poetry.

赶集早进城，赶席早入棚

gǎnjí zǎo jìnchéng, gǎn xí zǎo rù péng

going to the market, enter town early; going to a banquet, get into the tent early

趁我十年运，有病早来医

chèn wǒ shínián yùn, yǒu bìng zǎo lái yī

While I'm in my ten-year lucky streak, come early to be cured if you're ill

路上很顺畅，我们早到了。

Lùshang hěn shùnchàng, wǒmen zǎo dàole.

The road was clear all the way, so we arrived early.

这个旧规定早该枪毙了，你说呢？

Zhège jiù guīdìng zǎo gāi qiāngbìle, nǐ shuō ne?

This old rule should have been scrapped long ago, don't you think?

这些花比别的花早开花。

Zhèxiē huā bǐ biéde huā zǎo kāihuā.

These flowers bloom earlier than others do.

这些都是很早的故事了。

Zhèxiē dōu shì hěn zǎo de gùshi le.

These are very early stories.