Meaning of 清晨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- early morning
How to use 清晨
清晨 is a slightly literary or written word for the very early morning, often used in stories, news, and descriptions of scenery. In casual speech people more often say 早上 (zǎoshang) or 早晨 (zǎochen). Example: 清晨的空气很新鲜。(Qīngchén de kōngqì hěn xīnxiān.) The air in the early morning is very fresh.
清 (qīng) means clear or clean, and 晨 (chén) means morning, so 清晨 is the clear, fresh part of the morning. Picture the cool, clean air right after sunrise.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 晨 with the wrong top. It has 日 (sun) on top of 辰, not 曰 or 白. Also keep the second syllable in second tone, chén, and do not confuse it with 陈 (chén), the surname.
清晨 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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清 qīng · clear · 11 strokes
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晨 chén · dawn · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 清晨.
| 清楚 | qīngchu | clear; distinct |
| 早晨 | zǎochen | early morning; also pr. [zao3chen5] |
| 清醒 | qīngxǐng | clear-headed; sober |
| 清理 | qīnglǐ | to clear up; to tidy up |
| 清洁 | qīngjié | clean; to clean |
| 清洗 | qīngxǐ | to wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc) |
| 清洁工 | qīngjiégōng | cleaner; janitor |
| 清明节 | Qīngmíng Jié | Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in ea |
| 凌晨 | língchén | very early in the morning; in the wee hours |
| 清除 | qīngchú | to clear away; to eliminate |
| 清晰 | qīngxī | clear; distinct |
| 清单 | qīngdān | list of items |
Questions about 清晨
What does 清晨 mean?
清晨 (qīngchén) means "early morning" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 清晨?
清晨 is made of 2 characters: 清 (11 strokes), 晨 (11 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
Is 清晨 an HSK word?
Yes. 清晨 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 清晨 and 早晨?
Both mean early morning. 清晨 usually points to the very early hours around dawn and sounds more literary. 早晨 is more everyday and can cover the whole morning up to about breakfast time.
Can I use 清晨 to say good morning?
No. To greet someone, say 早上好 (zǎoshang hǎo) or just 早 (zǎo). 清晨 is used to describe a time, as in 清晨五点 (qīngchén wǔ diǎn), five in the early morning.