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不
早
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Jyutping
bat1 zou2
Pinyin
bù zǎo
Definitions (Wiktionary)
adj, literary
the time is at hand; it is almost too late
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
他不早起。
他不早起。
tā bù zǎo qǐ 。
He does not get up early.
Mandarin
为啥不早点讲!
為啥不早點講!
wèi shá bù zǎo diǎn jiǎng !
Why didn't you say that earlier?
Mandarin
你干吗不早点说?
你幹嗎不早點説?
nǐ gàn má bù zǎo diǎn shuō ?
Why didn't you say so earlier?
Mandarin
我的母亲从不早起。
我的母親從不早起。
wǒ de mǔ qīn cóng bù zǎo qǐ 。
My mother never gets up early.
Mandarin
你今天为什么不早点回家呢?
你今天為什麼不早點回家呢?
nǐ jīn tiān wèi shén me bù zǎo diǎn huí jiā ne ?
Why don't you go home early today?
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
时候不早了,赶快睡觉吧!
時候不早了,趕快睡覺吧!
shí hou bù zǎo le , gǎn kuài shuì jiào ba !
It's getting late. Get to bed!
Mandarin
不早了,赶快睡觉吧。
不早了,趕快睡覺吧。
bù zǎo le , gǎn kuài shuì jiào ba .
It's getting late. Get to bed.