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Jyutping zou2 cin4
Pinyin zǎo qián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. previously
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    早少​少​嘅​時​候
    earlier
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    previously; before
    (syn.) 往擺, 曾经, 当初, 舊早, 从前, 往摆, 向来, 昔时, 以前, 曾經, 原在, 往过, 向來, 曾, 早時, 前往, 過前, 往者, 嘗, 往过仔, 往摆仔, 往擺仔, 上早, 在前, 舊擺, 早年所, 先行, 旧早, 往過仔, 早先, 家先, 其先, 昔日, 过前, 古者, 當初, 尝, 旧摆, 昔時, 先前, 從前, 早时, 往過
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    继早前香港电讯加月费之后,今日中国移动亦跟机公布下星期起服务计划加价。
    繼早前香港電訊加月費之後,今日中國移動亦跟機公佈下星期起服務計劃加價。
    gai3 zou2 cin4 hoeng1 gong2 din6 seon3 gaa1 jyut6 fai3 zi1 hau6, gam1 jat6 zung1 gwok3 ji4 dung6 jik6 gan1 gei1 gung1 bou3 haa6 sing1 kei4 hei2 fuk6 mou6 gai3 waak6 gaa1 gaa3.
    • After Hong City Telecom has raised the service fee, CCP Mobile followed it today and announced to rise rates from next Monday.
  2. Cantonese
    警队早前举办嘅展览吸引咗好多市民参观。
    警隊早前舉辦嘅展覽吸引咗好多市民參觀。
    ging2 deoi2 zou2 cin4 geoi2 baan6 ge3 zin2 laam5 kap1 jan5 zo2 hou2 do1 si5 man4 caam1 gun1.
    • The exhibition held by the police force recently attracted many citizens to visit.
  3. Cantonese
    呢位球星早前因伤影响表现,休息一轮之后,家下已经回勇。
    呢位球星早前因傷影響表現,休息一輪之後,家下已經回勇。
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Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    更有民众贴出早前纽森进行多人室内聚会的照片,以讽刺纽森只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯的施政作派。
    更有民眾貼出早前紐森進行多人室內聚會的照片,以諷刺紐森只許州官放火,不許百姓點燈的施政作派。
    gèng yǒu mín zhòng tiē chū zǎo qián niǔ sēn jìn xíng duō rén shì nèi jù huì de zhào piàn , yǐ fěng cì niǔ sēn zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng de shī zhèng zuò pài .
    • There was even someone who posted a photo in which Newsom previously attended an indoor party in order to satirize his administrative manner since he can do whatever he likes but the common people are not allowed the slightest bit of freedom.
  2. Mandarin
    此外,接获澳洲邮政机关通知,早前因悉尼港口处理能力受到影响而需暂停寄往澳洲的平邮服务,问题经已解决,服务亦将于同日恢复。
    此外,接獲澳洲郵政機關通知,早前因悉尼港口處理能力受到影響而需暫停寄往澳洲的平郵服務,問題經已解決,服務亦將於同日恢復。
    cǐ wài , jiē huò ào zhōu yóu zhèng jī guān tōng zhī , zǎo qián yīn xī ní gǎng kǒu chù lǐ néng lì shòu dào yǐng xiǎng ér xū zàn tíng jì wǎng ào zhōu de píng yóu fú wù , wèn tí jīng yǐ jiě jué , fú wù yì jiāng yú tóng rì huī fù .
    • In addition, surface mail services to Australia previously suspended due to a capacity issue at the port of Sydney will also resume on the same day as the postal administration of Australia has advised that the issue has been addressed.