early morning; dawn
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Meanings
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early morning; dawn; daybreak
Often used with the 儿化音 suffix (~儿) in colloquial speech, pronounced as 一清早儿 (yī qīng zǎo r). Commonly used as a time adverbial indicating an action happens very early.
Tā他
yī一
qīng清
zǎo早
jiù就
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
duàn锻
liàn炼
le了
。
He went to exercise in the park early in the morning.
Jīn今
tiān天
yī一
qīng清
zǎo早
r儿
，
wǒ我
jiù就
bèi被
wài外
miàn面
de的
zào噪
yīn音
chǎo吵
xǐng醒
le了
。
Early this morning, I was woken up by the noise outside.
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Yī一
qīng清
zǎo早
de的
kōng空
qì气
tè特
bié别
xīn新
xiān鲜
。
The air is especially fresh in the early morning.