Chinese word

早日

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǎo rì

Meaning

  • adverbsoon

Example

希望你早日康复。xī wàng nǐ zǎo rì kāng fù

Hope you recover soon.

Illustration for 早日 (soon)

More examples

我们希望问题能早日得到解决。wǒ men xī wàng wèn tí néng zǎo rì dé dào jiě jué

We hope the problem will be resolved soon.

Core concept

Places a hoped-for event at an early point on the calendar.

Common phrases

  • 早日解决zǎo rì jiě jué

    be resolved soon

  • 早日完成zǎo rì wán chéng

    be completed soon

  • 早日恢复zǎo rì huī fù

    recover soon

Similar words

尽快jǐn kuài: Asks for something to be done at the earliest possible time.
赶快gǎn kuài: Tells someone to hurry and take action.
早点záo diǎn: Describes doing something a little early in everyday conversation.
早些zǎo xiē: Refers to a time slightly earlier than the present time.

Definition in Chinese

表示某事在较近时间发生或完成的副词，常带有祝愿或客气的催促意味。biǎo shì mǒu shì zài jiào jìn shí jiān fā shēng huò wán chéng de fù cí cháng dài yǒu zhù yuàn huò kè qì de cuī cù yì wèi

Word origin

早 (zǎo, "early") + 日 (rì, "day") literally points to an early day, giving the adverb its near-term and often well-wishing sense.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this word can sound formal, so it is especially natural in polite messages and written well-wishes, while casual speech tends to use simpler timing expressions.

Other meanings

  • in the near futureadverb

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