早就 - Mandarin word #854

早就

zǎojiù

Traditional: 早就

HSK 4

#854 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

long ago, already by now

Stroke order

早

就

。

I knew it long ago.

。

She left long ago.

。

This problem was solved long ago.

。

I told you long ago.

。

He left the company long ago.

早就 (zǎo jiù) means long ago, already by now. It is used as an adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.

从没

never (have done)

后来

afterwards, later

已经

already

再也

never again, not any more

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 18.