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HSK 1
早

HSK 1adjective

早

zǎo

早 (zǎo) means “early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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Example

你来得很早。

Nǐ lái de hěn zǎo.

You came very early.

Words containing 早

迟早chí zǎosooner or later 早上zǎo shangearly morning 及早jí zǎoat the earliest possible time; as soon as possible 早就zǎo jiùalready at an earlier time 早餐zǎo cānbreakfast 早晨zǎo chénearly morning; also pr. [zǎo chen]早已zǎo yǐfor a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past 早期zǎo qīearly period; early phase; early stage 早饭zǎo fànbreakfast 早晚zǎo wǎnmorning and evening; (dialect) some time in the future; some day

More HSK 1 vocabulary

爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs 八bāeight; 8 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my 杯子bēi zicup; glass 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello 北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 早 mean?: 早 (zǎo) means “early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 早 pronounced?: 早 is pronounced “zǎo” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 早?: 早 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 早?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 早 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18