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zǎo diǎn

z+ǎo·3rd toned+iǎn·3rd tone

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If you had left home a little earlier you would have been in time.

如果你早点出门的话，你就能赶上了。

Why didn't you say so earlier?

你干吗不早点说？

Tom expected to leave early in the morning, but he overslept.

汤姆本想早上早点出发，结果却睡过头了。

I want you to come back early.

我希望你早点回来。

I hope that some scientist will soon discover a cure for AIDS.

真希望科学家们能早点找到艾滋病的治疗方法。

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