早知道
zǎo​zhī​dao

if I had known earlier

  • created sense approved 早知道 · zǎo​zhī​dao · if I had known earlier — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    早知道

    zǎo​zhī​dao

    if I had known earlier

    used to express regret or hindsight about something that has already happened, often followed by a statement of what the speaker would have done differently

    早 (literal) → 早 · zǎo · early 知道 (literal) → 知道 · zhī​dao · to know

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    created sense