清早

qīngzǎo

noun #24,726

Meanings

HSK 3

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.

HSK 4

清早的空气特别新鲜。

Qīngzǎo de kōngqì tèbié xīnxiān.

The morning air is especially fresh.

HSK 4

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