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趁早

chèn zǎo

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

趁早 (chèn zǎo) means "as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 趁早 means

1. as soon as possible
2. at the first opportunity
3. the sooner the better
4. before it's too late

The characters in 趁早

• 趁chènto avail oneself of; to take advantage of
• 早zǎoearly; morning; Good morning!

Example sentences

• 时间不等人。你应该趁早和你男朋友结婚，生个孩子，免得到时候追悔莫及。
  Time is running out. You need to marry your boyfriend and have a baby before it's too late.

Words starting with 趁早

• 趁早儿chèn zǎo rerhua variant of 趁早

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