趁
早

As soon as possible in Chinese: 趁早 (chèn zǎo)

chèn zǎo

as soon as possible

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1as soon as possible
  2. 2at the first opportunity
  3. 3the sooner the better
  4. 4before it's too late

Stroke order

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趁
早

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄣˋ

chèn

ㄔ/ chㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄗㄠˇ

zǎo

ㄗ/ zㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 天要下雨了，我们趁早回家吧。

    tiān yào xià yǔ le， wǒ men chèn zǎo huí jiā ba。

    It's about to rain; let's head home while we can.

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Related words

趁

chèn

to avail oneself of

早

zǎo

early

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

早饭

zǎo fàn

breakfast

早餐

zǎo cān

breakfast

早晨

zǎo chén

early morning

早就

zǎo jiù

already at an earlier time

早已

zǎo yǐ

for a long time

早期

zǎo qī

early period

早晚

zǎo wǎn

morning and evening

趁机

chèn jī

to seize an opportunity

趁着

chènzhe

while

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