凌晨 (líng chén) — very early in the morning, the wee hours (typically from around midnight to dawn)
Definition
凌晨 means the deepest part of the night, roughly midnight to dawn — later/earlier than 清晨 and 早晨. Pairs with clock times like 凌晨两点.
noun
very early in the morningthe wee hours (typically from around midnight to dawn)
Examples
- 凌晨，。líng chén De jiē dào hěn ān jìng, jī hū méi yǒu xíng rén.The streets are very quiet in the early morning, with almost no pedestrians.
- 凌晨。Tā měi tiān líng chén sì diǎn bàn jiù qǐ lái pǎo bù.He gets up for a run at 4:30 every morning.
- 凌晨。Wǒ men yì zhí gōng zuò dào líng chén liǎng diǎn cái xiū xi.We worked until two in the morning before resting.
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