as soon as possible; at an early time
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
as early as possible; without delay
informalOften used to urge someone to act early to avoid missing an opportunity or encountering problems. Can be used with the retroflex suffix '儿'.
Zán咱
men们
hái还
shi是
gǎn赶
zǎo早
r儿
zǒu走
ba吧
，
yào要
bu不
jiù就
lái来
bu不
jí及
le了
。
We'd better leave as soon as possible, or we'll be late.
Tā他
jué决
dìng定
gǎn赶
zǎo早
bǎ把
huò货
tuō脱
shǒu手
，
miǎn免
de得
jià价
gé格
xià下
diē跌
。
He decided to sell off the goods early to avoid a price drop.
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Gǎn赶
zǎo早
dìng订
piào票
，
bù不
rán然
jiù就
méi没
zuò座
wèi位
le了
。
Book the ticket early, or there won't be any seats left.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
yào要
gǎn赶
zǎo早
wán完
chéng成
。
This project needs to be completed as early as possible.