How to say “early period” in Chinese
early period
“Early period” in Chinese is 早期, zǎo qī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
早期 is read zǎo qī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 日 “sun”.
On the right, 月 “moon”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “早期”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “early period” in Chinese?
“Early period” in Chinese is 早期, pinyin zǎoqī.
What does 早期 mean?
早期 (zǎoqī) means “early period”.
How do you write 早期?
早期 is 2 characters: 早 (zǎo) — early, morning; 期 (qī) — period, term. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 早期?
早期 is read zǎoqī. Tones: zǎo — third tone, qī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“early period” in the lesson “Eras of history”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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