一大早

yī dà zǎo · yi da zao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. at dawn
  2. at first light
  3. first thing in the morning

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)为(wèi)了(le)乘(chéng)头(tóu)班(bān)火(huǒ)车(chē),一(yí)大(dà)早(zǎo)就(jiù)起(qǐ)了(le)床(chuáng)。

I got up early in order to catch the first train.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)从(cóng)今(jīn)天(tiān)一(yī)大(dà)早(zǎo)起(qǐ)就(jiù)在(zài)等(děng)他(tā)。

I've been waiting for him since early this morning.

Tatoeba: Chinese by dericteng · English by alec · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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