| zǎo | early/morning |
| 早 | early morning Good morning! |
| 早上 | early morning CL:個|个 |
| 早上好 | Good morning! |
| 早于 | Before |
| 早些 | (a bit) earlier |
| 早亡 | premature death |
| 早产 | premature birth premature labor |
| 早产儿 | premature infant; premature; pronatis; preterm infant; premie; preemie |
| 早产儿保育器 | [Medicine] an incubator |
| 早产的 | abortive |
| 早侏罗世 | Lias; Lower Jurassic |
| 早先 | previously before |
| 早出晚归 | to leave early and return late (idiom) |
| 早前 | previously |
| 早动手，早收获 | The sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards. (idiom) |
| 早发 | premature |
| 早发痴呆 | dementia praecox; praecox dementia |
| 早在 | as early as |
| 早场 | morning show (at theater) matinee |
| 早婚 | to marry too early |