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早起

zǎo qǐ · zao qi

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Meaning

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  1. to get up early
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The early riser

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)早起(zǎoqǐ)了(le)？

    Dengdeng, why did you get up early today?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)早起(zǎoqǐ)看(kàn)日出(rìchū)。

    I want to get up early to watch the sunrise.

  3. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)早起(zǎoqǐ)，可是(kěshì)起不来(qǐbùlái)。

    Great! I want to get up early too, but I can't.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)四点(sìdiǎn)就(jiù)起来(qǐlai)了(le)，日出(rìchū)还(hái)要(yào)等(děng)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I got up at four. The sunrise is still an hour away.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨晚(zuówǎn)睡(shuì)了(le)几个(jǐge)小时(xiǎoshí)？

    How many hours did you sleep last night?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)睡(shuì)呢(ne)！我(wǒ)一晚上(yīwǎnshang)都(dōu)没(méi)睡(shuì)。

    I haven't slept yet! I stayed up all night.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)在(zài)寒(hán)冷(lěng)的(de)早(zǎo)晨(chén)很(hěn)难(nán)早(zǎo)起(qǐ)。

I find it hard to get up early on cold mornings.

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

02

他(tā)们(men)总(zǒng)是(shì)早(zǎo)起(qǐ)，即(jí)使(shǐ)是(shì)在(zài)周(zhōu)日(rì)。

They always wake up early, even on Sundays.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by qweruiop · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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