# 早年 (zǎonián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 早年 (zǎonián) means “in one's early years; long ago”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in one's early years; long ago
- Pinyin: zǎonián (zao3 nian2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他早年曾经在国外留学。
  Tā zǎonián céngjīng zài guówài liúxué.
  He studied abroad in his early years.

## Characters

- [早](https://hanziro.com/word/zao-early/) (zǎo): early; morning
- [年](https://hanziro.com/word/nian-year/) (nián): year

https://hanziro.com/word/zao-nian-in-ones-early/

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