早就 [－－]

Jyutping zou2 zau6
Pinyin zǎo jiù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. already at an earlier time
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    long since; long ago; already at an earlier time; for a long time; early on
    (syn.) 早著, 晨早, 早着, 久已, 已久, 早已, 一早
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #708
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    为了弄到一个好位子，我很早就出门了。
    為了弄到一個好位子，我很早就出門了。
    wèi le nòng dào yí gè hǎo wèi zi ， wǒ hěn zǎo jiù chū mén le 。
    • I left home early to get a good seat.
  2. Mandarin
    我很累，早早就上床了。
    我很累，早早就上牀了。
    wǒ hěn lèi ， zǎo zǎo jiù shàng chuáng le 。
    • I was very tired, so I went to bed early.
  3. Mandarin
    他很早就离开父母家了。
    他很早就離開父母家了。
    tā hěn zǎo jiù lí kāi fù mǔ jiā le 。
    • He leaves the parental roof soon.
  4. Mandarin
    我为了乘头班火车，一大早就起了床。
    我為了乘頭班火車，一大早就起了床。
    wǒ wèi le chéng tóu bān huǒ chē ， yī dà zǎo jiù qǐ le chuáng 。
    • I got up early in order to catch the first train.
  5. Mandarin
    我今天早上很早就到了名古屋。
    我今天早上很早就到了名古屋。
    wǒ jīn tiān zǎo shang hěn zǎo jiù dào liǎo míng gǔ wū 。
    • I reached Nagoya early this morning.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我为咗搭头班火车，晨咁早就起咗身。
    我為咗搭頭班火車，晨咁早就起咗身。
    ngo5 wai4 zo2 daap3 tau4 baan1 fo2 ce1 ， san4 gam3 zou2 zau6 hei2 zo2 san1 。
    • I got up early in order to catch the first train.
  2. Cantonese
    我今日好攰，所以好早就走咗去瞓觉。
    我今日好攰，所以好早就走咗去瞓覺。
    ngo5 gam1 jat6 hou3 攰 ， so2 ji5 hou3 zou2 zau6 zau2 zo2 heoi3 fan3 gaau3 。
    • I was very tired today, so I went to bed earlier.
    • I was tired today, so I went to bed early.
  3. Cantonese
    如果佢唔系嗮咗咁多时间，佢一早就已经做完啦。
    如果佢唔係嗮咗咁多時間，佢一早就已經做完啦。
    jyu4 gwo2 keoi5 m4 hai6 嗮 zo2 gam3 do1 si4 gaan3 ， keoi5 jat1 zou2 zau6 ji5 ging1 zou6 jyun4 laa1 。
    • If he hadn't wasted time, he'd be finished by now.
  4. Cantonese
    蕾拉好早就走咗去瞓。
    蕾拉好早就走咗去瞓。
    leoi5 laai1 hou3 zou2 zau6 zau2 zo2 heoi3 fan3 。
    • Layla went to bed early.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我一早就话咗你听喇！
    我一早就話咗你聽喇！
    ngo5 jat1 zou2 zau6 waa6 zo2 nei5 teng1 laa3!
    • I've told you in the first place.
  2. Cantonese
    楼上大清早就钻墙，已经好多朝都系咁！
    樓上大清早就鑽牆，已經好多朝都係咁！
    lau4 soeng6 daai6 cing1 zou2 zau6 zyun3 coeng4, ji5 ging1 hou2 do1 ziu1 dou1 hai6 gam2!
    • Our neighbours upstairs are drilling walls at early morning—this has happened for many mornings already!
  3. Cantonese
    你话香港系购物天堂，其实都啱唔晒。你睇下，佢哋成日黑埋口面，又唔谂下冇我哋，佢哋一早就玩完啦！
    你話香港係購物天堂，其實都啱唔晒。你睇下，佢哋成日黑埋口面，又唔諗下冇我哋，佢哋一早就玩完啦！
    nei5 waa6 hoeng1 gong2 hai6 kau3 mat6 tin1 tong4, kei4 sat6 dou1 ngaam1 m4 saai3. nei5 tai2 haa5, keoi5 dei6 seng4 jat6 haak1 maai4 hau2 min6, jau6 m4 nam2 haa5 mou5 ngo5 dei6, keoi5 dei6 jat1 zou2 zau6 waan2 jyun4 laa1!
    • 你説香港是購物天堂，其實也不盡然。你看，他們整天就在擺臭臉，也不想想沒有我們，他們早就完蛋了！
    • You said Hong Kong is a shopping paradise, but it is not quite the case. Look, they always put on such a grumpy look, but they don't think that they would be miserably doomed without us!
  4. Cantonese
    佢好早就唔系处啦。
    佢好早就唔係處啦。
    keoi5 hou2 zou2 zau6 m4 hai6 cyu5 laa1.
    • He has lost his virginity for ages.
  5. Cantonese
    咁早就放蚊？㖊晚好夜先瞓呀？
    咁早就放蚊？噚晚好夜先瞓呀？
    gam3 zou2 zau6 fong3 man1? cam4 maan5 hou2 je6 sin1 fan3 aa4?
    • You yawn that early? You slept late last night?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我一大早就起床。
    我一大早就起床。
    wǒ yī dà zǎo jiù qǐ chuáng ．
    • I'm up with the sun.
  2. Mandarin
    他早就憋了一肚子的火。
    他早就憋了一肚子的火。
    tā zǎo jiù biē le yī dù zi de huǒ ．
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    作为手机系统的webOS早就凉透了！
    作為手機系統的webOS早就涼透了！
    zuò wéi shǒu jī xì tǒng de ｗｅｂＯＳ zǎo jiù liáng tòu le ！
    • webOS as a cell phone OS is dead thoroughly long since!
  4. Mandarin
    她一大早就起来试穿衣服，弄得自己跟赶演出似的。
    她一大早就起來試穿衣服，弄得自己跟趕演出似的。
    tā yī dà zǎo jiù qǐ lái shì chuān yī fu ， nòng de zì jǐ gēn gǎn yǎn chū shì de ．
    • She got up early to try on different clothes like she was rushing for an audition.
  5. Mandarin
    正当猴子忙得昏天暗地之时，肥猫会突然提起猴子早就忘了的另外几件事，然后就鼻子不是鼻子脸不是脸的把猴子狠狠臭骂一顿。
    正當猴子忙得昏天暗地之時，肥貓會突然提起猴子早就忘了的另外幾件事，然後就鼻子不是鼻子臉不是臉的把猴子狠狠臭罵一頓。
    zhèng dāng hóu zi máng de hūn ti ā nàn dì zhī shí ， féi māo huì tū rán tí qǐ hóu zi zǎo jiù wàng le de lìng wài jǐ jiàn shì ， rán hòu jiù bí zi bù shì bí zi liǎn bù shì liǎn de bǎ hóu zi hěn hěn chòu mà yī dùn ．
    • Just as the monkey was dazed and confused, the fat cat suddenly mentioned something he had forgotten, whereupon the fat cat got ticked off and ruthlessly started to abuse him.