晨练 (chén liàn) — morning exercise | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

morning exercise

Measure word · 次

Examples

晨练。
Wǒ měi tiān zǎo chén dōu qù gōng yuán chén liàn.
I go to the park every morning for morning exercise.
晨练。
chén liàn Duì shēn tǐ hěn hǎo.
Morning exercise is very good for your health.
，晨练。
Tā liù diǎn qǐ chuáng, rán hòu qù chén liàn.
He gets up at six and then goes for morning exercise.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

晨chénmorning

练liànexercise

Morning and exercise combine to mean physical practice done in the morning.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

日辰晨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

辰

辰chén晨chén

Same sound today

The shape 晨 adds 日 (sun) to 辰, which gives the sound; it was originally written as 辰 alone.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 練; 练 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

柬

柬jiǎn練liàn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 練 has 糸, silk, and 柬, which gives the sound. The simplified 练 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not historical.

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