早 (zǎo): meaning and stroke order

早 in our stories

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• 她在厨房里站了很久。父亲嘴上说得轻松，心里其实早就做好了一个人面对的准备。

  tā zài chúfáng lǐ zhàn le hěn jiǔ fùqīn zuǐ shàng shuō de qīngsōng xīnli qíshí zǎo jiù zuò hǎo le yí gè rén miànduì de zhǔnbèi

  She stood in the kitchen for a long time. Her father made light of it, but in his heart he had long been preparing to face things alone.

  From the story No perfect answer HSK 6

• 甄太太的脸一下子白了。半个小时以后，她承认：项链早就被她卖了，她想让保险公司赔钱。

  Zhēn tàitai de liǎn yíxiàzi bái le bàn gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu tā chéngrèn xiàngliàn zǎo jiù bèi tā mài le tā xiǎng ràng bǎoxiǎn gōngsī péi qián

  Mrs Zhen turned white. Half an hour later she admitted that she had sold the necklace long ago and wanted the insurance company to pay out.

  From the story The dry floor HSK 6

• 舅舅说：“这就是‘塞翁失马，焉知非福’。当然，这不是说坏事都会变成好事，而是说，别太早下结论。”

  jiùjiu shuō zhè jiù shì Sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú dāngrán zhè bú shì shuō huàishì dōu huì biànchéng hǎoshì érshì shuō bié tài zǎo xià jiélùn

  His uncle said, "That's 'the old frontiersman lost his horse; who knows it's not a blessing'. Of course, it doesn't mean every bad thing turns good. It means: don't jump to conclusions."

  From the story The old man who lost his horse HSK 6