早就(zǎo jiù)

HSK 22 characters

already at an earlier time

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
zǎo jiù
Meaning
already at an earlier time
HSK level
HSK 2
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

Example sentences

How 早就 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 我今天很早就醒了。

    wǒ jīn tiān hěn zǎo jiù xǐng le

    I was awake early today.

  • 早就知道自己不会赢。

    tā zǎo jiù zhī dào zì jǐ bù huì yíng

    He knew he could not win.

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