清早

qīngzǎo

noun #24,726

Meanings

他每天清早六点起床跑步。

Tā měitiān qīngzǎo liùdiǎn 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。

Yīdà qīngzǎo, jiēshàng jīhū méiyǒu rén.

Early in the morning, there's almost nobody on the street.

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).

清 qīng

早 zǎo