早操

zǎocāo
noun #47,548

Meanings

  1. 1 morning exercises

Examples

HSK 2
Wǒmen měitiān zǎoshang qī diǎn zuò zǎocāo.
We do morning exercises at seven every morning.
HSK 4
Xiàyǔ de shíhou, xuéxiào jiù qǔxiāo zǎocāo.
When it rains, the school cancels morning exercises.

Tips

culture
Most Chinese schools have all their pupils exercise together on the 操场 'sports ground' in the morning, usually to a set routine of 广播体操 'radio calisthenics' played over loudspeakers. Many factories and offices used to do the same.

Stroke Order

早 zǎo
操 cāo