趁早

Chinese

		avail oneself of; take advantage of	early; morning
simp. and trad. (趁早)		趁	早

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): chènzǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˋ ㄗㄠˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): cen⁴ zao³
Cantonese (Jyutping): can³ zou²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thàn-chá
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tshen-tsau; ⁵tshen ⁵tsau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chènzǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˋ ㄗㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chènzǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chʻên⁴-tsao³
  - Yale: chèn-dzǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenntzao
  - Palladius: чэньцзао (čɛnʹczao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chènzǎor
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˋ ㄗㄠˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chènzǎor
  - Wade–Giles: chʻên⁴-tsao³-ʼrh
  - Yale: chèn-dzǎur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenntzaol
  - Palladius: чэньцзаор (čɛnʹczaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹ t͡saʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: cen⁴ zao³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cenzao
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰən²¹³ t͡sau⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: can³ zou²
  - Yale: chan jóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsan³ dzou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: cen³ zou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàn-chá
  - Tâi-lô: thàn-tsá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tarnzar
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tshen-tsau; ⁵tshen ⁵tsau
  - MiniDict: tshen^去 tsau; tshen^去 tsau^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tshen-tsau; ²tshen ²tsau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰən³³ t͡sɔ⁴⁴/, /t͡sʰən⁴⁴ t͡sɔ³⁴/

Adverb

趁早

as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; before it is too late

Synonyms

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儘快／尽快
儘早／尽早
冗早 (Hokkien)
即早 (jízǎo)
及早 (jízǎo)
從速／从速 (cóngsù)
早日 (zǎorì)
趕早／赶早 (gǎnzǎo)
量早 (Hokkien)