早已
Written zǎo yǐ, said záo yǐ — a third tone before another third tone is said as a second.
Meaning
- for a long time; long since
- (dialect) in the past
Example sentence
这种方法早已过时了。
Such a method is out of date.
Characters in 早已
早 early plus 已, already. 已 also gives 已经; the pair means long since, with a note of surprise it needed saying.