提早 [－－]

Jyutping tai4 zou2
Pinyin tí zǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. ahead of schedule
  2. sooner than planned
  3. to bring forward (to an earlier time)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    喺​需要​行​動​嘅​時​間​之前​預​先行​動
    to start doing something before a scheduled time
    • 我哋今日提早五分鐘放飯。
      我哋今日提早五分钟放饭。
      ngo5 dei6 gam1 jat6 tai4 zou2 ng5 fan1 zung1 fong3 faan6.
      We'll start having our lunch break five minutes earlier today.
  2. 近義詞
    提前
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to do (something) in advance; to perform ahead of schedule; to do sooner than planned
    (syn.) 進前, 提前
    • 提早起床
      提早起床
      tí zǎo qǐ chuáng
      to get up early
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4058
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    比尔想提早到他工作的地方打扫他的办公桌。
    比爾想提早到他工作的地方打掃他的辦公桌。
    bǐ ěr xiǎng tí zǎo dào tā gōng zuò de dì fāng dǎ sǎo tā de bàn gōng zhuō 。
    • Bill wanted to get to the office in good time to clean his desk.
  2. Mandarin
    汤姆昨天提早回来了。
    湯姆昨天提早回來了。
    tāng mǔ zuó tiān tí zǎo huí lai le 。
    • Tom came home early yesterday.
  3. Mandarin
    因为台风的关系，我的父母提早一天结束了旅行回到家。
    因為颱風的關係，我的父母提早一天結束了旅行回到家。
    yīn wèi tái fēng de guān xi ， wǒ de fù mǔ tí zǎo yī tiān jié shù le lǚ xíng huí dào jiā 。
    • Because of the typhoon, my parents ended their trip one day early.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    所谓「有人辞官归故里，有人漏夜赶科场」，政府问责团队早排发生「跳船潮」，几位高官提早退休，但就有反对党成员宁愿退党都要补上空缺。
    所謂「有人辭官歸故里，有人漏夜趕科場」，政府問責團隊早排發生「跳船潮」，幾位高官提早退休，但就有反對黨成員寧願退黨都要補上空缺。
    so2 wai6 jau5 jan4 ci4 gun1 gwai1 gu3 lei5, jau5 jan4 lau6 je6 gon2 fo1 coeng4, zing3 fu2 man6 zaak3 tyun4 deoi2 zou2 paai4 faat3 sang1 tiu4 syun4 ciu4, gei2 wai2 gou1 gun1 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1, daan6 zau6 jau5 faan2 deoi3 dong2 sing4 jyun4 ning4 jyun2 teoi3 dong2 dou1 jiu3 bou2 soeng5 hung1 kyut3.
    • People come and go. There are vacancies in the governing team after several principal officials jumped ship by early retirement some days ago. Meanwhile, certain members of the opposition camp would rather leave their parties and fill in.
  2. Cantonese
    身体差逼使佢提早退休。
    身體差逼使佢提早退休。
    san1 tai2 caa1 bik1 si2 keoi5 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1.
    • Ill health forced her into early retirement.
  3. Cantonese
    我哋今日提早五分钟放饭。
    我哋今日提早五分鐘放飯。
    ngo5 dei6 gam1 jat6 tai4 zou2 ng5 fan1 zung1 fong3 faan6.
    • We'll start having our lunch break five minutes earlier today.
  4. Cantonese
    佢喺监狱行为良好，所以提早放监。
    佢喺監獄行為良好，所以提早放監。
    keoi5 hai2 gaam1 juk6 hang4 wai4 loeng4 hou2, so2 ji5 tai4 zou2 fong3 gaam1.
    • He was set free early for behaving well in prison.
  5. Cantonese
    呢几个释囚因为喺狱中行为良好而提早获释。
    呢幾個釋囚因為喺獄中行為良好而提早獲釋。
    ni1 gei2 go3 sik1 cau4 jan1 wai6 hai2 juk6 zung1 hang4 wai4 loeng4 hou2 ji4 tai4 zou2 wok6 sik1.
    • The discharged prisoners are discharged a bit earlier because they have behaved themselves in the jail.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    提早起床
    提早起床
    tí zǎo qǐ chuáng
    • to get up early