早已 zǎoyǐ HSK3 long ago Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 早已 zǎoyǐ long ago adjective indicates that something happened or existed a long time ago; already for a long time. 他早已知道了这个秘密。 tā zǎoyǐ zhīdào le zhègè mìmì. He had known the secret for a long time. in the past adjective formerly or previously (dialectal usage) 他早已在老家当过老师，所以对教学很有经验。 tā zǎoyǐ zài lǎojiā dāng guo lǎoshī, suǒyǐ duì jiàoxué hěn yǒu jīngyàn. He had been a teacher in his hometown long ago, so he is very experienced in teaching. already long ago adjective indicates that something has occurred a long time ago, emphasizing the duration of the state since the occurrence. 这种老掉牙的理论早已被现代科学推翻了。 zhè zhǒng lǎodiàoyá de lǐlùn zǎoyǐ bèi xiàndài kēxué tuīfān le. This obsolete theory has long been overturned by modern science. long since adjective for a long time or long ago 真相早已大白，你现在再怎么解释也没有用了。 zhēnxiàng zǎo yǐ dàbái, nǐ xiànzài zài zěnme jiěshì yě méiyǒuyòng le. The truth has long since come to light; no matter how you explain it now, it's of no use. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 6.98 per million appears in 3% of films Written text 47.6 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 3 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICTAI-generated definitions Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
早已 zǎoyǐ long ago adjective indicates that something happened or existed a long time ago; already for a long time. 他早已知道了这个秘密。 tā zǎoyǐ zhīdào le zhègè mìmì. He had known the secret for a long time. in the past adjective formerly or previously (dialectal usage) 他早已在老家当过老师，所以对教学很有经验。 tā zǎoyǐ zài lǎojiā dāng guo lǎoshī, suǒyǐ duì jiàoxué hěn yǒu jīngyàn. He had been a teacher in his hometown long ago, so he is very experienced in teaching. already long ago adjective indicates that something has occurred a long time ago, emphasizing the duration of the state since the occurrence. 这种老掉牙的理论早已被现代科学推翻了。 zhè zhǒng lǎodiàoyá de lǐlùn zǎoyǐ bèi xiàndài kēxué tuīfān le. This obsolete theory has long been overturned by modern science. long since adjective for a long time or long ago 真相早已大白，你现在再怎么解释也没有用了。 zhēnxiàng zǎo yǐ dàbái, nǐ xiànzài zài zěnme jiěshì yě méiyǒuyòng le. The truth has long since come to light; no matter how you explain it now, it's of no use. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 6.98 per million appears in 3% of films Written text 47.6 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 3 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICTAI-generated definitions Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
