早已

zǎo yǐ · zao yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. for a long time; long since
  2. (dialect) in the past

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2 examples
01

玛(mǎ)丽(lì)早(zǎo)已(yǐ)出(chū)发(fā)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)去(qù)了(le)。

Mary has already left on her trip.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bigfatpanda · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)方(fāng)法(fǎ)早(zǎo)已(yǐ)过(guò)时(shí)了(le)。

Those kinds of methods are out of date.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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