早[zǎo]

名(early) morning

♦ 从~到晚 from morning till night

副

1. long ago; as early as; for a long time

♦ 我~就想来看你了。 I've been wanting to see you for a long time.

♦ ~在二十世纪初 as early as the beginning of the twentieth century

2. early; in advance; beforehand

♦ ~两天我还看见他的。 I saw him a couple of days ago.

♦ ~知如此, 我就不回去了。 If I'd known this beforehand I would not have gone back.

♦ 电影离开演还~哩。 It's still quite a while before the film starts.