凌晨

凌晨 líng chén ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ ling4 san4 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4

  • very early in the morning
  • in the wee hours

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 凌 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 我們聊到凌晨兩點。 We talked until two in the morning.
  • 凶杀案于凌晨三到五点间发生。 The murder happened between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m.
  • 你凌晨兩點才去睡覺嗎?難怪你今天看起來這麼沒精神了。 You went to bed at 2 o'clock in the morning? No wonder you look sleepy today.
  • 过年吃饺子的习俗和中国古代的计时法有关:中国古代把每一天分为十二个时段,每天开始是子时,相当于晚上11点到凌晨1点。 The custom of eating dumplings on New Year's Eve is related to an ancient Chinese method of measuring time; in ancient China, each day was divided into twelve sections: the beginning of each day was called 'first time', which corresponds to the period from 11pm to 1am.

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