早期

Chinese

		early; morning	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
simp. and trad. (早期)		早	期

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǎoqī, zǎoqí

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧ, ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² kei⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chó-khì
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chá-kî

(Teochew, Peng'im): za² ki⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǎoqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǎoci
  - Wade–Giles: tsao³-chʻi¹
  - Yale: dzǎu-chī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaochi
  - Palladius: цзаоци (czaoci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǎoqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǎocí
  - Wade–Giles: tsao³-chʻi²
  - Yale: dzǎu-chí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaochyi
  - Palladius: цзаоци (czaoci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou² kei⁴
  - Yale: jóu kèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² kei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou² kéi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ kʰei̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chó-khì
  - Hakka Romanization System: zo^ˋ ki^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zo³ ki²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡so³¹ kʰi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chá-kî
  - Tâi-lô: tsá-kî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zafkii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: za² ki⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsá khî
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sa⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵⁵/

Noun

早期

(often attributive) early period; early phase
早期國家／早期国家 ― zǎoqī guójiā ― early state

早期干預／早期干预 ― zǎoqī gānyù ― to intervene early; early intervention

早期投資者／早期投资者 ― zǎoqī tóuzīzhě ― early investor

早期電影沒有聲音。 [MSC, trad.]
早期电影没有声音。 [MSC, simp.]
Zǎoqī diànyǐng méiyǒu shēngyīn. [Pinyin]
In the early days, films were silent.

Derived terms

兒童早期 / 儿童早期 (értóng zǎoqī)
兒童早期教育 / 儿童早期教育 (értóng zǎoqī jiàoyù)
早期教育 (zǎoqī jiàoyù)

Related terms

晚期 (wǎnqī)
中期 (zhōngqī)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
早	期
そう Grade: 1	き Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そーき [sóꜜòkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [so̞ːkʲi]

Noun

早(そう)期(き) • (sōki)

early stage

Antonyms

晩期(ばんき) (banki, “late stage”)