Chinese word

早上

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǎo shàng

Meaning

  • nounmorning

Example

我每天早上七点起床。wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng qī diǎn qǐ chuáng

I get up at seven every morning.

Illustration for 早上 (morning)

More examples

孩子们早上去学校。hái zi men zǎo shàng qù xué xiào

The children go to school in the morning.

Core concept

The day's first active period, starting after dawn and continuing toward midday.

Common phrases

  • 每天早上měi tiān zǎo shàng

    every morning

  • 早上吃早饭zǎo shàng chī zǎo fàn

    have breakfast in the morning

Similar words

早晨zǎo chén: The morning hours beginning after sunrise and continuing through the earlier part of the day.
上午shàng wǔ: The part of the day before noon, including the later morning hours.
清晨qīng chén: The very early morning period just after daybreak.

Definition in Chinese

天刚亮之后到中午前的一段时间，多指人们起床、通勤或开始日常活动的早晨时段。tiān gāng liàng zhī hòu dào zhōng wǔ qián de yí duàn shí jiān duō zhǐ rén men qǐ chuáng tōng qín huò kāi shǐ rì cháng huó dòng de zǎo chén shí duàn

Word origin

In 早上 (zǎoshàng, "morning"), 早 (zǎo, "early") identifies the time as early and 上 (shàng, "up") helps form a time expression for that part of the day.

Usage tips

  • Time expressions commonly appear near the start of a Mandarin sentence, where they set the time for the activity that follows.

Other meanings

  • early morningnoun

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