Definition
清晨 (qīngchén) refers to the early morning, typically just after dawn when the air is fresh and quiet. It's more literary and poetic than 早上 (zǎoshang, everyday 'morning') or 早晨 (zǎochen, neutral 'early morning'), and less specific about time than 凌晨 (língchén, 'wee hours before dawn').
noun
early morning
Examples
- 清晨。Tā měitiān qīng chén qǐchuáng pǎobù.He gets up and goes running every early morning.
- 清晨。qīng chén de jiēdào hěn ānjìng.The streets are very quiet in the early morning.
- 清晨。Wǒ xǐhuan zài qīng chén dúshū.I like to read in the early morning.
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