今晨 (jīnchén): this morning

Meanings

1 this morning

Characters

今

Examples

今晨气温骤降。

Jīnchén qìwēn zhòujiàng.

The temperature dropped sharply this morning.

今晨发生了一起交通事故。

Jīnchén fāshēng le yī qǐ jiāotōng shìgù.

A traffic accident occurred this morning.

Tips

register

Written/formal register. Common in news reports and formal writing. In everyday speech, 今天早上 (jīntiān zǎoshang) is the normal way to say 'this morning.'

Stroke Order

今 jīn

晨 chén

Related Words

凌晨 língchén HSK 7 #3,054

early morning / small hours / wee hours (before dawn)

早晨 zǎochen HSK 2 #2,366

early morning

今日 jīnrì HSK 5 #5,390

today / this day

今后 jīnhòu HSK 2 #5,559

from now on / henceforth / in the future

今 jīn #1,812

now; the present / today; this (year, etc.)

今年 jīnnián HSK 1 #1,522

this year

今晚 jīnwǎn #262

tonight; this evening

今天 jīntiān HSK 1 #174

today

今夜 jīnyè #6,611

tonight / this evening

清晨 qīngchén HSK 5 #8,082

early morning; at dawn