早已 zǎo yǐ

ㄗㄠˇ ㄧˇ

AdvHSK 3 TOCFL L4core 10k

1for a long time; long since

2(dialect) in the past

mǎ玛lì丽zǎo yǐ早已chū fā出发lǚ xíng旅行qù去le了。

玛丽早已出发旅行去了。

Mary has already left on her trip.

这种方法早已过时了。

Such a method is out of date.

玛丽早已变得太虚弱憔悴，似乎已经半截入土。

Mary had become so frail and gaunt that it seemed she already had one foot in the grave.