早在 zǎozài as early as Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 早 zǎo adjectiveadverb early early in a period of time; at an initial stage; earlier than a scheduled or expected time在 zài preposition [location/time] Used as a linker to introduce the time, place, or situation of an action, meaning "at", "in", or "on".