Definition
尽早 (jǐn zǎo) means 'as early as possible', focusing on doing something at an early time. It differs from 尽快 (jǐn kuài), which emphasizes speed, and 趁早 (chèn zǎo), which carries urgency to avoid trouble ('before it’s too late'). 尽早 is neutral and works in both speech and writing.
adverb
as early as possible
Easily confused
- 迟早chí zǎolook-alikesooner or later
Examples
- ，尽早。Wèile gǎn shàng fēijī, wǒmen jǐn zǎo chūfā.To catch the plane, we set off as early as possible.
- 尽早。Nǐ jǐn zǎo bǎ bàogào jiāo gěi wǒ ba.Please hand in the report to me as early as possible.
- 尽早。Yīshēng jiànyì tā jǐn zǎo jiēshòu zhìliáo.The doctor advised him to receive treatment as early as possible.
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