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HSK
early demise / untimely death
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  *早* | 早* | *早
early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely
HSK 1
for a long time; long since / (dialect) in the past
HSK 3
a little early
this morning
at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning
HSK 7-9
already at an earlier time
HSK 2
at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
HSK 7-9
morning market
If I had known earlier...
Good morning!
previously
early period; early phase; early stage
HSK 5
breakfast
Good morning!
from morning till night / from dawn to dusk / all day long
HSK 7-9
to die an untimely death (idiom) / to be cut off in one's prime
early to bed, early to rise; to keep early hours
early in the morning / at dawn
HSK 7-9
early in the morning
South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong)
to be in love when one is too young; puppy love
(skincare regimen) Vitamin C in the morning, Vitamin A in the evening (original meaning) / (jocular) coffee in the morning, alcohol in the evening
it's getting late; time's getting on
breakfast / CL: , 頓|顿,
HSK 2
precocious; early-maturing
sooner or later
HSK 7-9
to know in advance
ahead of schedule / sooner than planned / to bring forward (to an earlier time)
HSK 7-9
breakfast / CL: , 頓|顿, ,
HSK 1
as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late
HSK 7-9
(Tw) early bird discount
early education (abbr. for 早期教育)
premature ejaculation
if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
a bit earlier
soon; at an early date / the early days; the past
HSK 7-9
early shift; morning work shift
a bit earlier
previously / before
when?
premature; untimely / (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast
HSK 7-9
early morning / CL: 個|个 / also pr. [zao3chen5]
HSK 2
first thing in the morning / at daybreak
morning newspaper
give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to newlyweds)
to have a premature birth
as early as
teenage pregnancy / early stage of pregnancy
early morning / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
(medicine) premature beat; extrasystole
premature / too soon
morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)
preschool group for kids aged three or less / (Tw) work shift starting around daybreak
(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
(Tw) old times / former times
one's early years
morning tea
arriving early can't beat coming at the right time / perfect timing
to recover health quickly; Get well soon!
(Tw) traditional style; old-fashioned feel; flavor of yesteryear
to leave early and return late (idiom)
presenilins
many years ago; in the past / in one's early years
HSK 7-9
to get up early
brunch
early spring
to die while still relatively young / to have been dead (for some years)
early in the morning
as early as possible
HSK 7-9
matins / morning service (in the Catholic Church) / morning chorus (of birds)
(Tw) early bird ticket
to plant early; to sow seeds in early spring
early autumn
to marry too early
as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late
lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom) / fig. it's not something you can avoid forever
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
HSK 6
morning show (at a theater or cinema); matinee
to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time) / to retire early (from one's job)
now / at this time / this late
earlier / long ago / as soon as possible
(coll.) as soon as possible; as early as one can
tomorrow morning / tomorrow
early frost
to die young
morning bus / early train
to arrive early
a little earlier
early season rice / rice at transplanting or still unripe
to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late
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
at daybreak
(coll.) Alzheimer's disease
(literary) to die young; to pass away prematurely
as soon as possible
to give sb a wake-up call (at a hotel)
brunch
to age prematurely / premature senescence
a long time ago

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