zǎo
xiān

common
noun

Meaning of 早先

早先 means before; formerly; previously; in the past. Pronounced zǎo xiān.

  • before; formerly; previously; in the past

Definitions & Examples

Kàn
xiě
de
 
zǎo
xiān
hǎo
duō
le
 

Looking at your handwriting, it's much better than before.

Zǎo
xiān
zhè
shì
piàn
huāng
 
xiàn
zài
jīng
biàn
chéng
gōng
yuán
le
 

This place used to be a wasteland, but now it has become a park.

zǎo
xiān
shì
gōng
rén
 
hòu
lái
cái
kǎo
shàng
xué
 

He was a worker before, and only later got into university.