早
HSK niveau 1
Pinyin: zǎo
Oversættelse: tidlig
OPDAGE HSK TRACKER
Start nu gratis
早上好 zǎo shang hǎo Good morning
早点起床 zǎo diǎn qǐ chuáng Get up early
早饭吃什么 zǎo fàn chī shén me What do you eat for breakfast?
晨 (chén) morning
朝 (cháo) morning
旦 (dàn) morning
晚 (wǎn) late
迟 (chí) late
The Chinese character 早 (zǎo) for "early" is composed of two parts: 日 (rì) for "sun" and 旦 (dàn) for "morning". The character 早 originally meant "the sun rising in the morning", and it was later extended to mean "early" in general.The character 日 (rì) is a pictograph of the sun. It is one of the oldest Chinese characters, and it has been used for over 3,000 years. The character 旦 (dàn) is also a pictograph, and it depicts a person standing in front of the sun. It originally meant "morning", but it was later extended to mean "early" in general.The combination of 日 and 旦 in the character 早 creates a new meaning that is different from the meanings of the individual characters. The character 早 no longer means "the sun rising in the morning", but it has been extended to mean "early" in general. This is an example of how Chinese characters can be combined to create new words and meanings.
