líng chén
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  • n.early/small/wee hours of the morning

    • cǐ cì chē huò fā shēng zài líng chén

      车祸发生凌晨

      The crash occurred early in the morning.

    • huǒ chē jiāng yú míng rì líng chén sān diǎn bàn dào dá

      火车明日凌晨到达

      The train arrives at half past three tomorrow morning.

    • wǒ men zhí dào líng chén diǎn cái shàng chuáng shuì jiào

      我们直到凌晨2上床睡觉

      We didn't get to bed until 2 a.m.

    • líng chén liǎng diǎn

      凌晨

      two o'clock in the early morning

    • cì rì líng chén

      次日凌晨

      in the small hours of the next day

    • zhàn dòu shì zài rì líng chén kāi shǐ de

      战斗25凌晨开始

      The battle started on the early morning of the 25th.

    • zhàn dòu zài xīng qī rì líng chén dǎ xiǎng le

      战斗星期日凌晨打响

      The fighting began in the early hours of Sunday morning.

    • dào líng chén shí tā men zhǎo dào le yī gè ān quán kě xíng de jiě jué fāng àn

      凌晨他们安全可行解决方案

      By early morning, they had arrived at a workable and safe solution.

    • lóu xia cān guǎn de huān lè shēng shǐ tā nán yǐ rù shuì zhí zhì líng chén

      餐馆欢乐使难以入睡直至凌晨

      The noise of hilarity in the restaurant below kept him awake until the small hours.

Word usage

  • Note
    "凌晨" is different from "拂晓" and "黎明". "凌晨" refers to the period after midnight to before dawn; "拂晓" refers to the period when it is about to dawn; "黎明" refers to the period when it is about to dawn or just before dawn.
  • "凌晨" is often matched with measure word "个".
    • 凌晨

      one early morning