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清早

qīngzǎo
noun #24,726

Meanings

  1. 1 early morning
  2. 2 at daybreak
  3. 3 first thing in the morning

Examples

他每天清早六点起床跑步。
Tā měitiān qīngzǎo liù diǎn qǐchuáng pǎobù.
He gets up at six every morning to run.
清早的空气特别新鲜。
Qīngzǎo de kōngqì tèbié xīnxiān.
The morning air is especially fresh.
一大清早，街上几乎没有人。
Yī dà qīngzǎo, jiē shàng jīhū méiyǒu rén.
Early in the morning, there's almost nobody on the street.

Tips

memory
清 (clear/fresh) + 早 (early) — the 'clear early' hours before the world gets busy. Compare 早上 (morning in general) and 大清早 (the very crack of dawn).

Stroke Order

清 qīng
早 zǎo