早已
HSK 3 (2021)
早已 (zǎoyǐ) · long ago
早已 (zǎoyǐ) means “long ago; for a long time”. It is written with 2 characters: 早 (early) + 已 (already). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 早已 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)
已 yǐ · already
What 已 is made of
已 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 3 strokes.
Example sentences
他早已回家了。Tā zǎoyǐ huíjiā le.He went home long ago.
我早已忘了这件事。Wǒ zǎoyǐ wàng le zhè jiàn shì.I forgot about this long ago.
Questions about 早已
What does 早已 mean?
早已 (zǎoyǐ) means “long ago; for a long time”.
How do you pronounce 早已?
早已 is pronounced zǎoyǐ.
Which HSK level is 早已?
早已 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 早饭zǎofànbreakfast
- 早上zǎoshangearly morning
- 早餐zǎocānbreakfast
- 早晨zǎochénearly morning
- 早就zǎojiùlong ago
- 迟早chízǎosooner or later
- 及早jízǎoas early as possible
- 早zǎoearly
- 已经yǐjīngalready
- 不得已bùdéyǐto have no choice
Learn 早已 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 92: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.