早年 meaning in English

zǎonián

many years ago; in the past; in one's early years

HSK 7-9noun12 strokes

Meaning of 早年

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zǎonián
  1. many years ago; in the past
  2. in one's early years

Stroke order for each character

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早 zǎo · early · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

年 nián · year · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 早年.

早上zǎoshangearly morning
今年jīnniánthis year
去年qùniánlast year
明年míngniánnext year
半年bàn niánhalf a year
新年xīnniánNew Year
早饭zǎofànbreakfast
年轻niánqīngyoung
早就zǎo jiùalready at an earlier time
早餐zǎocānbreakfast
早晨zǎochenearly morning; also pr. [zao3chen5]
少年shàoniánearly youth; youngster

Questions about 早年

What does 早年 mean?

早年 (zǎonián) means "many years ago; in the past; in one's early years" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 早年?

早年 is made of 2 characters: 早 (6 strokes), 年 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 早年 an HSK word?

Yes. 早年 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.