早年

zǎonián
  1. many years ago; in the past
  2. in one's early years

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 早 zǎo
  1. early
  2. morning
  3. Good morning!
  4. long ago
  5. prematurely
=2 年 nián year

classifier: 個
=2 年 nián
  1. grain
  2. harvest (old)
  3. variant of 年 nián