Usage of the character 早

early
morning
Good morning!
long ago
prematurely

jízǎo

及早

[及早]

at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible

zǎowáng

早亡

[早亡]

premature death

jīnzǎo

今早

[今早]

this morning

zǎobō

早播

[早播]

to plant early; to sow seeds in early spring

zǎoxiān

早先

[早先]

previously
before

zǎorì

早日

[早日]

soon; at an early date
the early days; the past

zǎoqǐ

早起

[早起]

to get up early

yīzǎo

一早

[一早]

early in the morning
at dawn

dǎzǎo

打早

[打早]

earlier
long ago
as soon as possible

tízǎo

提早

[提早]

ahead of schedule
sooner than planned
to bring forward (to an earlier time)

zǎoliàn

早恋

[早戀]

to be in love when one is too young; puppy love

chènzǎo

趁早

[趁早]

as soon as possible
at the first opportunity
the sooner the better
before it's too late

jǐnzǎo

尽早

[儘早]

as early as possible

zǎochá

早茶

[早茶]

morning tea

zǎojiào

早教

[早教]

early education (abbr. for 早期教育 (zǎoqījiàoyù))

lǎozǎo

老早

[老早]

a long time ago

zǎosǐ

早死

[早死]

to die while still relatively young
to have been dead (for some years)

zǎobān

早班

[早班]

early shift; morning work shift

gǎnzǎo

赶早

[趕早]

as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late

zǎoshang

早上

[早上]

early morning
CL:個／个 (gè)

zǎosuì

早岁

[早歲]

one's early years

zǎoxiè

早泄

[早洩]

premature ejaculation

zǎo'ān

早安

[早安]

Good morning!

guòzǎo

过早

[過早]

premature; untimely
(dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast

zǎoqī

早期

[早期]

early period; early phase; early stage

zǎobó

早勃

[早勃]

morning erection

zǎochūn

早春

[早春]

early spring

zǎoxiē

早些

[早些]

a bit earlier

chízǎo

迟早

[遲早]

sooner or later

zǎoyǐ

早已

[早已]

for a long time; long since
(dialect) in the past

zǎohūn

早婚

[早婚]

to marry too early

zǎodào

早稻

[早稻]

early season rice
rice at transplanting or still unripe

zǎozhī

早知

[早知]

to know in advance

zǎochē

早车

[早車]

morning bus
early train

zǎofàn

早饭

[早飯]

breakfast
CL:份 (fèn),頓／顿 (dùn),次 (cì),餐 (cān)

míngzǎo

明早

[明早]

tomorrow morning
tomorrow

zǎobào

早报

[早報]

morning newspaper

zǎoqián

早前

[早前]

previously

jízǎo

即早

[即早]

as soon as possible

zǎozài

早在

[早在]

as early as

zǎobó

早搏

[早搏]

(medicine) premature beat; extrasystole

jiàozǎo

叫早

[叫早]

to give sb a wake-up call (at a hotel)

zǎojiù

早就

[早就]

already at an earlier time

zǎochǎn

早产

[早產]

to have a premature birth

zǎodiǎn

早点

[早點]

breakfast

shāozǎo

稍早

[稍早]

a little early

zǎoshú

早熟

[早熟]

precocious; early-maturing

gǔzǎo

古早

[古早]

(Tw) old times
former times

zǎoshuāi

早衰

[早衰]

to age prematurely
premature senescence

zǎoqiū

早秋

[早秋]

early autumn

zǎochén

早晨

[早晨]

early morning
CL:個／个 (gè)
also pr. (zǎochěn)

zǎoshuāng

早霜

[早霜]

early frost

zǎoshì

早市

[早市]

morning market

zǎowǎn

早晚

[早晚]

morning and evening
(dialect) some time in the future; some day

zǎocān

早餐

[早餐]

breakfast
CL:份 (fèn),頓／顿 (dùn),次 (cì)

zǎotuì

早退

[早退]

to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time)
to retire early (from one's job)

zǎonián

早年

[早年]

many years ago; in the past
in one's early years

zǎolái

早来

[早來]

to arrive early

zǎocāo

早操

[早操]

morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)

zǎokè

早课

[早課]

matins
morning service (in the Catholic Church)
morning chorus (of birds)

zǎoshì

早逝

[早逝]

early demise
untimely death

zǎoyùn

早孕

[早孕]

teenage pregnancy
early stage of pregnancy

zǎochǎng

早场

[早場]

morning show (at a theater or cinema); matinee

zǎoyāo

早夭

[早夭]

to die young

qīngzǎo

清早

[清早]

first thing in the morning
at daybreak

zǎolǎosù

早老素

[早老素]

presenilins

yīdàzǎo

一大早

[一大早]

at dawn
at first light
first thing in the morning

zǎozhīdao

早知道

[早知道]

If I had known earlier...

yīhēizǎo

一黑早

[一黑早]

at daybreak

dàqīngzǎo

大清早

[大清早]

early in the morning

yīqīngzǎo

一清早

[一清早]

early in the morning

gǔzǎowèi

古早味

[古早味]

(Tw) traditional style
old-fashioned feel
flavor of yesteryear

zǎozǎobān

早早班

[早早班]

preschool group for kids aged three or less
(Tw) work shift starting around daybreak

shāozǎoshí

稍早时

[稍早時]

a little earlier

zǎozǎor

早早儿

[早早兒]

(coll.) as soon as possible; as early as one can

zǎoshanghǎo

早上好

[早上好]

Good morning!

duōzǎowǎn

多早晚

[多早晚]

when?

chènzǎor

趁早儿

[趁早兒]

erhua variant of 趁早 (chènzǎo)

zǎobānr

早班儿

[早班兒]

erhua variant of 早班 (zǎobān)

zǎoshēngguìzǐ

早生贵子

[早生貴子]

give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to newlyweds)

zǎoshuìzǎoqǐ

早睡早起

[早睡早起]

early to bed, early to rise; to keep early hours

yīngniánzǎoshì

英年早逝

[英年早逝]

to die an untimely death (idiom)
to be cut off in one's prime

zǎoqīxiàoyìng

早期效应

[早期效應]

early effect

Nánhuá Zǎobào

南华早报

[南華早報]

South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong)

zǎorìkāngfù

早日康复

[早日康復]

to recover health quickly; Get well soon!

yīdàzǎor

一大早儿

[一大早兒]

erhua variant of 一大早 (yīdàzǎo)

zhèzǎowǎnr

这早晚儿

[這早晚兒]

now
at this time
this late

qǐzǎotānhēi

起早贪黑

[起早貪黑]

to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late

guòzǎoqǐbào

过早起爆

[過早起爆]

preinitiation

zǎochūwǎnguī

早出晚归

[早出晚歸]

to leave early and return late (idiom)

wéishíguòzǎo

为时过早

[為時過早]

premature
too soon

qǐzǎomōhēi

起早摸黑

[起早摸黑]

see 起早貪黑／起早贪黑 (qǐzǎotānhēi)

cóngzǎodàowǎn

从早到晚

[從早到晚]

from morning till night
from dawn to dusk
all day long

wúlìbùqǐzǎo

无利不起早

[無利不起早]

(saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so
won't lift a finger unless there's something in it for oneself

shíjiānbùzǎole

时间不早了

[時間不早了]

it's getting late; time's getting on

Zǎodàotián Dàxué

早稻田大学

[早稻田大學]

Waseda University (private university in Tokyo)

zǎolǎoxìngchīdāi

早老性痴呆

[早老性痴呆]

(coll.) Alzheimer's disease

zǎosǐzǎochāoshēng

早死早超生

[早死早超生]

to end one's suffering by dying quickly and being reincarnated
(fig.) to get it over with

zǎodòngshǒu,zǎoshōuhuò

早动手，早收获

[早動手，早收穫]

(idiom) the sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards

zǎozhījīnrìhébìdāngchū

早知今日何必当初

[早知今日何必當初]

if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
to regret vainly one's past behavior

láidezǎobùrúláideqiǎo

来得早不如来得巧

[來得早不如來得巧]

arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
perfect timing

chūláihùnchízǎoyàohuánde

出来混迟早要还的

[出來混遲早要還的]

if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it

chǒuxífùzǎowǎnyěděijiàngōngpó

丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆

[醜媳婦早晚也得見公婆]

lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)
fig. it's not something you can avoid forever