早点(zăodiăn) in
Chinese has two meanings. One refers to breakfast and the other means
"come early." 早(zăo) means early and 点(diăn) means
o'clock. We can
always see the two words "早点"
on the signboard when walking on the street, it is simply
means "breakfast," but some foreigners would misunderstand and think
it means "come a bit early". Usually, telling someone to "come a
bit early" is expressed orally, while the words displayed on signs refers
to "breakfast."
Examples
我得早点走，不然就赶不上公交车了。
Wǒ děi zǎodiǎn zǒu,
bùrán jiù gǎn bú shàng gōngjiāochē le.
I should leave a
bit earlier; otherwise, I will miss the bus.
我们一起吃早点吧？
Wǒmen yìqĭ chī
zǎodiǎn ba?
How about having
breakfast together?
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