凌
晨

Very early in the morning in Chinese: 凌晨 (líng chén)

líng chén

very early in the morning

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1very early in the morning
  2. 2in the wee hours

Stroke order

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凌
晨

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧㄥˊ

líng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄔㄣˊ

chén

ㄔ/ chㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 飞机凌晨才降落，我很困。

    fēi jī líng chén cái jiàng luò， wǒ hěn kùn。

    The plane didn't land until the small hours, and I'm exhausted.

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Related words

早晨

zǎo chén

early morning

清晨

qīng chén

early morning

盛气凌人

shèng qì líng rén

overbearing

零花钱

líng huā qián

pocket money

零售

líng shòu

to retail

领队

lǐng duì

to lead a group

领略

lǐng lüè

to have a taste of

领会

lǐng huì

to understand

领军

lǐng jūn

to lead troups

领事

lǐng shì

consul

领事馆

lǐng shì guǎn

consulate

领土

lǐng tǔ

territory

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