一
大
早

At dawn in Chinese: 一大早 (yī dà zǎo)

yī dà zǎo

at dawn

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Definitions

  1. 1at dawn
  2. 2at first light
  3. 3first thing in the morning

Stroke order

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一
大
早

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄉㄚˋ

dà

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄗㄠˇ

zǎo

ㄗ/ zㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他一大早就出门上班了。

    tā yí dà zǎo jiù chū mén shàng bān le。

    He went out to work first thing in the morning.

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Related words

大

dà

big

一

yī

one

早

zǎo

early

大家

dà jiā

everyone

第一

dì yī

first

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

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