Chinese word

尽早

Pronunciation

Pinyinjǐn zǎo

Meaning

  • adverbas soon as possible

Example

请你尽早把报告交给我。qǐng nǐ jín zǎo bǎ bào gào jiāo gěi wǒ

Please give me the report as soon as possible.

Illustration for 尽早 (as soon as possible)

More examples

我们应该尽早开始准备考试。wǒ men yīng gāi jín zǎo kāi shǐ zhǔn bèi kǎo shì

We should begin preparing for the exam as soon as possible.

Core concept

Moves an action toward the earliest workable point without fixing the exact time.

Common phrases

  • 尽早完成jín zǎo wán chéng

    finish as soon as possible

  • 尽早通知jín zǎo tōng zhī

    inform as soon as possible

  • 尽早采取措施jín zǎo cái qǔ cuò shī

    take measures as soon as possible

  • 尽早安排jín zǎo ān pái

    arrange as soon as possible

Similar words

尽快jǐn kuài: Focuses on finishing an action as quickly as possible.
及早jí zǎo: Encourages taking action early, especially in formal guidance.
赶快gǎn kuài: Tells someone to hurry and act at once in everyday speech.
早点záo diǎn: Shows that an action should happen earlier, in a familiar spoken style.

Definition in Chinese

尽量把某事在更先的时间完成的副词，表示希望将事项的时间提前以便早日处理。jǐn liàng bǎ mǒu shì zài gèng xiān de shí jiān wán chéng de fù cí biǎo shì xī wàng jiāng shì xiàng de shí jiān tí qián yǐ biàn zǎo rì chú lǐ

Word origin

尽 (jǐn, "to the greatest possible extent") + 早 (zǎo, "early") combines a maximum degree with an early time, giving the word its earliest-possible-time sense.

Usage tips

  • In everyday requests, this sets a preferred time for an action without naming a specific date or hour.

Other meanings

  • earlyadverb
  • early onadverb

Opposites

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