[ zǎo ] Ⅰ名词 1.(早晨) morning 短语和例子 清早 early in the morning; 从早到晚 from morning till night2.(姓氏) a surname 短语和例子 早乐东 zao ledongⅡ副词 (很久以前) long ago; as early as; for a long time 短语和例子 早在童年时代 as early as in the childhood; 他早走了。he left long ago. 我早知道了。 i knew that long ago.; that's no news to me.Ⅲ形容词 1.(时间在先的) early 短语和例子 早白头 premature white hair; 早稻 early rice2.(比一定的时间靠前) early; beforehand; in advance 短语和例子 提早交货 goods delivered in advance; 早作准备 get prepared in advance; make timely preparations; 你早点儿来。 come early. 为时尚早。 it's still early. 天不早了。 it's getting late. 早知如此, 我就不回去了。 if i'd known this beforehand i would not have gone back.3.(问候的话, 用于早晨见面时互相招呼) good morning 短语和例子 老师早 ! good morning, teacher