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凌晨

líng chén
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

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Definitions

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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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傍晚
bàng wǎn

in the evening

傍晚是晚上开始前后，凌晨是早晨开始前。

Related words

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清晨
qīng chén

early morning

时间段邻近：凌晨指午夜到天刚亮，清晨指天刚亮到早上八点左右。

Synonyms

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拂晓
fú xiǎo

daybreak

拂晓是书面语，强调天要亮时。凌晨更通用。

Usage notes

Collocations

凌晨常搭配具体钟点，如‘凌晨两点’，不说‘在凌晨’，而用‘在凌晨两点’或‘凌晨时分’。

Formality

凌晨可用于正式和非正式场合，但电视新闻常用‘今日凌晨’指报道当天凌晨发生的事件。

Example Sentences

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他 凌晨 三点才回到家。
He didn't get home until three in the morning.
我們聊到 凌晨 兩點。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 900685)

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Child Words of 凌晨

凌
líng

to approach

晨
chén

morning