早zou2已ji5

English

1. for a long time; long since
2. has been for a while
3. (dialect) in the past

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 一早就

Examples

• 前排早就好返喇，多謝關心。

  前陣子早已痊癒了，謝謝關心。 (cin4 zan6 zi2 zou2 ji5 cyun4 jyu6 liu5, ze6 ze6 gwaan1 sam1.)

  I have already recovered for a while. Thanks for your caring.

• 这种方法早已过时了。

  Such a method is out of date.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• 玛丽早已出发旅行去了。

  Mary has already left on her trip.

  Tatoeba · bigfatpanda CC BY

• 玛丽早已变得太虚弱憔悴，似乎已经半截入土。

  Mary had become so frail and gaunt that it seemed she already had one foot in the grave.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• 如果你把你抱怨的时间用在练习篮球上，你或许早已不必抱怨。

  If you used the time you spent complaining practicing your basketball, then maybe you would have stopped complaining a long time ago.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY