noun HSK 2
early morning · morning
Meaning
早晨 refers to the early part of the day, typically from sunrise until around 8 or 9 AM. It's a common time word used in daily conversation to describe when something happens in the morning hours. The word emphasizes the earliness of the morning period.
Usage
早晨 is used in both spoken and written Chinese. It's slightly more formal than 早上 (zǎo shang), though both are widely interchangeable. Native speakers often use it as a greeting (早晨好) or to describe morning routines and activities. It commonly appears with time-related sentence patterns.
Examples
- 01我每天早晨六点起床。.I get up at six o'clock every morning.
- 02早晨的空气很清新。.The morning air is very fresh.
Characters
Measure words
- 个一个早晨
Common collocations
- 早晨好good morning
- 每天早晨every morning
- 在早晨in the morning
- 早晨起床get up in the morning
Antonyms
Origin
Both characters relate to early time periods. 晨 originally depicted the sun rising above the horizon with stars still visible, symbolizing dawn.