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凌晨

líng chén · ling chen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. very early in the morning
  2. in the wee hours
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In a conversation

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Match at 4 a.m.

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)眼睛(yǎnjing)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)红(hóng)？

    Why are your eyes so red?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)凌晨(língchén)四点(sìdiǎn)才(cái)睡着(shuìzháo)，我(wǒ)在(zài)看(kàn)足球(zúqiú)。

    I only went to sleep at 4 a.m. I was watching football.

  3. Liangliang

    凌晨(língchén)的(de)比赛(bǐsài)，谁(shéi)赢(yíng)了(le)？

    A match in the small hours. Who won?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)，没(méi)看到(kàndào)。

    I fell asleep and did not see.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)聊(liáo)到(dào)凌(líng)晨(chén)两(liǎng)点(diǎn)。

We talked until two in the morning.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)凌(líng)晨(chén)四(sì)点(diǎn)起(qǐ)床(chuáng)读(dú)书(shū)。

He gets up at four in the morning every day to read.

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