No. 4,486 in Chinese
早於
Earlier than.
In a sentence
太阳早於我们起床。
The sun rises earlier than we do.
The word '早於' is used here to indicate something occurring earlier in time compared to another event.
他到达会场早於预定的时间。
He arrived at the venue earlier than the scheduled time.
In this sentence, '早於' expresses precedence in time relative to a specific schedule.
这个城市的建立早於历史记载。
The founding of this city predates recorded history.
Here, '早於' conveys precedence in time, specifically relative to the start of documented history.
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