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Early period in Chinese: 早期 (zǎo qī)

zǎo qī

early period

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Definitions

  1. 1early period; early phase; early stage

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早
期

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ㄗㄠˇ

zǎo

ㄗ/ zㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄧ

qī

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这幅画是他早期的作品。

    zhè fú huà shì tā zǎo qī de zuò pǐn。

    This painting is one of his early works.

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Related words

早

zǎo

early

期

qī

variant of 期

星期

xīng qī

week

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

过期

guò qī

to be overdue

期待

qī dài

to look forward to

期间

qī jiān

period of time

日期

rì qī

date

时期

shí qī

period

学期

xué qī

term

早饭

zǎo fàn

breakfast

假期

jià qī

vacation

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