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title: "Zaori Meaning: 早日 (zǎorì) Means “soon”"
description: "早日 (zǎorì) means “soon; at an early date”. Hear its tones, see what 早 and 日 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaori"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 早日 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

早日 zǎorì

## soon; at an early date

## Its characters

1. 早 zǎo early
2. 日 rì day of the month

## In a sentence

愿我们早日得救。 May we be saved as soon as possible.

献帝查过族谱，认他为皇叔，曹操的谋士们却劝曹操**早日**除掉此人。

From [煮酒论英雄 · Heroes Over Warm Wine](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/heroes-over-warm-wine-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-4#library-word-95-97)

[More about 早日](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%97%A9%E6%97%A5)

## More words with 早 or 日

- [迟早 chízǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chizao)
- [次日 cìrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciri)
- [当日 dāngrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangri)
- [工作日 gōngzuòrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongzuori)
- [假日 jiàrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiari)
- [节假日 jiéjiàrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiejiari)
- [节日 jiérì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieri)
- [近日 jìnrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinri)
- [尽早 jǐnzǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinzao)
- [末日 mòrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mori)

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