早先 zǎoxiān previously Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zǎoxiān previously 早 zǎo adjectiveadverb early early in a period of time; at an initial stage; earlier than a scheduled or expected time先 xiān adverb first earlier in time or sequence; beforehand; in advancezǎoxiān already 早 zǎo adverb long ago happened a long time ago; already; for a long time先 xiān adverb first earlier in time or sequence; beforehand; in advance