早已 zǎo yǐ — for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past; already

早已
zǎo yǐ

Characters: 早 · 已

Definitions

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

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

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

zdic(汉典)

  1. 很早就;事情完成很久或时间过去很久
  2. 〈方〉∶早前;从前

ExtDict

  1. 很早已经，早就
  2. 方言。早先
  3. 以前。

Examples

  • 当我们赶到时，火车早已开走了。

    By the time we arrived, the train had long since left.

  • 他早已把那件事忘得一干二净。

    He had long ago forgotten the whole matter completely.