| earlier | (adj) (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early, Syn. earliest, Example: a fashion popular in earlier times; his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher; Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera |
| earlier | (adv) earlier in time; previously, Syn. before, Example: I had known her before; as I said before; he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier; her parents had died four years earlier; I mentioned that problem earlier |
| in the first place | (adv) before now, Syn. to begin with, originally, earlier, in the beginning, Example: why didn't you tell me in the first place? |
| sooner | (adv) comparatives of `soon' or `early', Syn. earlier, Example: Come a little sooner, if you can; came earlier than I expected |
| soonest | (adv) with the least delay, Syn. earliest, Example: the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M. |
| 前 | [qián, ㄑㄧㄢˊ, 前] before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front #86 [Add to Longdo] |
| 提前 | [tí qián, ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ, 提 前] to shift to an earlier date; to bring forward; to advance #1,733 [Add to Longdo] |
| 早就 | [zǎo jiù, ㄗㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ, 早 就] already at an earlier time #2,558 [Add to Longdo] |
| 最早 | [zuì zǎo, ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄠˇ, 最 早] earliest #4,498 [Add to Longdo] |
| 一向 | [yī xiàng, ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ, 一 向] all along; the whole time; constantly; earlier; lately #4,855 [Add to Longdo] |
| 春秋 | [chūn qiū, ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ, 春 秋] spring and autumn; four seasons; the year; a person's age; Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), with many states contending for hegemony; Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State 722-481 BC, the earliest surviving Chinese history in the form of a, See also: 五經, 五经 #7,093 [Add to Longdo] |
| 鲁迅 | [Lǔ Xùn, ㄌㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄣˋ, 鲁 迅 / 魯 迅] Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers #7,488 [Add to Longdo] |
| 提早 | [tí zǎo, ㄊㄧˊ ㄗㄠˇ, 提 早] ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time) #12,436 [Add to Longdo] |
| 及早 | [jí zǎo, ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄠˇ, 及 早] at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible #13,202 [Add to Longdo] |
| 九州 | [Jiǔ zhōu, ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ, 九 州] division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands #21,810 [Add to Longdo] |
| 鼻祖 | [bí zǔ, ㄅㄧˊ ㄗㄨˇ, 鼻 祖] the earliest ancestor; originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc) #35,509 [Add to Longdo] |
| 相见恨晚 | [xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn, ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄨㄢˇ, 相 见 恨 晚 / 相 見 恨 晚] to regret not having met earlier (成语 saw); It is nice to meet you finally.; It feels like we have known each other all along. #42,731 [Add to Longdo] |
| 白马寺 | [Bái mǎ sì, ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄙˋ, 白 马 寺 / 白 馬 寺] the Baima or White horse temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China #70,814 [Add to Longdo] |
| 三皇五帝 | [sān huáng wǔ dì, ㄙㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ, 三 皇 五 帝] three sovereigns 三皇 and five emperors 五帝 of myth and legend; the earliest system of Chinese historiography, See also: 三皇, 五帝 #91,298 [Add to Longdo] |
| 收之桑榆 | [shōu zhī sāng yú, ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ, 收 之 桑 榆] to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts #94,836 [Add to Longdo] |
| 失之东隅，收之桑榆 | [shī zhī dōng yú, shōu zhī sāng yú, ㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ, ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ, 失 之 东 隅 ， 收 之 桑 榆 / 失 之 東 隅 ， 收 之 桑 榆] to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts [Add to Longdo] |
| 早些 | [zǎo xiē, ㄗㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝ, 早 些] (a bit) earlier [Add to Longdo] |
| 早知 | [zǎo zhī, ㄗㄠˇ ㄓ, 早 知] foresight; foreknowledge; if one had known earlier, ... [Add to Longdo] |
| 早知道 | [zǎo zhī dao, ㄗㄠˇ ㄓ ㄉㄠ˙, 早 知 道] If I had known earlier... [Add to Longdo] |
| 稍早时 | [shāo zǎo shí, ㄕㄠ ㄗㄠˇ ㄕˊ, 稍 早 时 / 稍 早 時] a little earlier [Add to Longdo] |
| 前 | [まえ, mae] (n-pref) (1) (See 前・まえ) the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former; (2) (before the name of an era) pre- (e.g. "premodern"); (adj-no, n) (3) before; earlier; (P) #147 [Add to Longdo] |
| とも | [tomo] (prt) (1) certainly; of course; to be sure; surely; (2) even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although; (3) (with neg. verb) without even; without so much as; (4) (after an adverb) (See 遅くとも) at the (least, earliest, etc.); (5) (sometimes esp. an emphatic form of the particle と) (See と・1, と・2, と・3, と・4) emphatic particle; (P) #841 [Add to Longdo] |
| 早くから | [はやくから, hayakukara] (exp) early on; earlier on; from early #19,492 [Add to Longdo] |
| できる限り早い;出来る限り早い | [できるかぎりはやい, dekirukagirihayai] (adj-i) as soon as possible; at the earliest time [Add to Longdo] |
| でもある | [demoaru] (v5r-i) (1) (である with も) (See である) to also be (formal, literary); implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case; (2) to be ... or something; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 以前に | [いぜんに, izenni] (adv) ago; since; before; previously; heretofore; earlier [Add to Longdo] |
| 隔世遺伝 | [かくせいいでん, kakuseiiden] (n, adj-no) atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type [Add to Longdo] |
| 既卒者 | [きそつしゃ, kisotsusha] (n) (See 卒者) graduate from an earlier year; alumnus; alumna; former graduate [Add to Longdo] |
| 後を追う;跡を追う | [あとをおう, atowoou] (exp, v5u) (1) to pursue; (2) to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself (because one misses or longs to be with a loved one); (3) to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
| 御覧なさい;ご覧なさい | [ごらんなさい, gorannasai] (exp) (1) (hon) (pol) (See 御覧なさる) (please) look; (2) see (used to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct); (aux-v) (3) (hon) (pol) (after the -te form of a verb) (please) try to do [Add to Longdo] |
| 持ち越し;持越し | [もちこし, mochikoshi] (n, vs) (1) (col) (See 持ち越す) work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; (2) hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested) [Add to Longdo] |
| 持ち点 | [もちてん, mochiten] (n) points (already) allotted to one; points (already) gained (in earlier rounds) [Add to Longdo] |
| 時期が早い | [じきがはやい, jikigahayai] (exp) before scheduled; earlier than expected [Add to Longdo] |
| 初期のころ;初期の頃 | [しょきのころ, shokinokoro] (exp, adj-no) the earliest [Add to Longdo] |
| 初動 | [しょどう, shodou] (n) (1) initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; (2) initial shock (e.g. of earthquake); preliminary tremor [Add to Longdo] |
| 先に(P);曩に | [さきに, sakini] (adv, n) before; earlier than; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 前に買った分 | [まえにかったぶん, maenikattabun] (exp) the lot I bought earlier [Add to Longdo] |
