zǎo

early; soon

HSK 1

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • zǎoearly; morning; Good morning!

3Structure

Top-bottom structure上下结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

早茶zǎo chá

morning tea

还早着呢huán zǎo zháo ne

It's still early (colloquial)

早晚zǎo wǎn

sooner or later; morning and evening

早安zǎo ān

good morning

提早tí zǎo

to advance; to do earlier than planned

早餐zǎo cān

breakfast

5Example Sentences

他每天早上六点起床。

tā měi tiān zǎo shàng liù diǎn qǐ chuáng。

He gets up at six every morning.

今天早上我吃了面包。

jīn tiān zǎo shàng wǒ chī le miàn bāo。

I ate bread this morning.

Other Characters Pronounced “zao”