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Expressing "as early as" using "zaozai……"
Use 早在 (zǎo zài) to express "as early as." 早在 (zǎo zài) is typically used at the beginning of the sentence.
- Keywords
- 早在 · 早 · As early as
- Used for
- Indicating events in time · Referring to the past
- Classification
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