Chinese word

早起

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǎo qǐ

Meaning

  • verbget up early

Example

明天我要早起。míng tiān wǒ yào záo qǐ

I will get up early tomorrow.

Illustration for 早起 (get up early)

More examples

周末我会早起做早操。zhōu mò wǒ huì záo qǐ zuò zǎo cāo

On weekends, I get up early to do morning exercises.

Core concept

An early rise that sets the day's activities in motion.

Common phrases

  • 早起上学záo qǐ shàng xué

    get up early to go to school

  • 早起做早操záo qǐ zuò zǎo cāo

    get up early to do morning exercises

  • 早起准备早餐záo qǐ zhǔn bèi zǎo cān

    get up early to prepare breakfast

Similar words

起床qǐ chuáng: Get out of bed and raise the body into an upright position.
醒来xǐng lái: Become awake after sleeping.
起早qǐ zǎo: Rise at an early time, especially before the usual time.
早点起床záo diǎn qǐ chuáng: Rise earlier than usual, often by a small amount.

Definition in Chinese

在通常起床时间之前起床，强调比平常更早开始活动。zài tōng cháng qǐ chuáng shí jiān zhī qián qǐ chuáng qiáng diào bǐ píng cháng gèng zǎo kāi shǐ huó dòng

Word origin

早 (zǎo, "early") + 起 (qǐ, "get up") combines an earlier time with the act of rising from bed.

Usage tips

  • The word itself does not show whether the early rising is planned, habitual, or completed, so surrounding time and aspect words provide that information.

Other meanings

  • getting up earlynoun

Opposites

  • 睡懒觉shuì lǎn jiàosleep inverb
  • 赖床lài chuángstay in bedverb

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