早就
HSK 2 (2021)
早就 (zǎojiù) · long ago
早就 (zǎojiù) means “long ago; already”. It is written with 2 characters: 早 (early) + 就 (then). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 早就 is built
The characters
早 zǎo · early
What 早 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: The first rays 十 of the sun 日 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
就 jiù · then
What 就 is made of
- 京jīng — capital
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
- 尤yóu — especially
- 尢yóu — weak
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 尢yóu — weak
Origin hint: 尤 gives the meaning, 京 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我早就知道了。Wǒ zǎojiù zhīdào le.I knew it long ago.
他早就走了吗？Tā zǎojiù zǒu le ma?Did he leave a long time ago?
Questions about 早就
What does 早就 mean?
早就 (zǎojiù) means “long ago; already”.
How do you pronounce 早就?
早就 is pronounced zǎojiù.
Which HSK level is 早就?
早就 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 早饭zǎofànbreakfast
- 早上zǎoshangearly morning
- 早餐zǎocānbreakfast
- 早晨zǎochénearly morning
- 早已zǎoyǐlong ago
- 迟早chízǎosooner or later
- 及早jízǎoas early as possible
- 早zǎoearly
- 就要jiùyàoto be about to
- 成就chéngjiùachievement
Learn 早就 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.