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Referring to the early morning hours with 凌晨 (língchén)
Time Expressions
Structure
凌晨 + Time
Explanation
The noun 凌晨 (língchén) refers to the early morning hours, typically between midnight and dawn. It describes the period after midnight but before sunrise, roughly from about 12:00 AM to 5:00 or 6:00 AM. It is commonly used in news reports to specify when events occurred.
Examples
凌晨三点，街上一个人都没有。
língchén sān diǎn, jiē shàng yī gè rén dōu méiyǒu.
At three in the morning, there was not a single person on the street.
飞机是凌晨两点起飞的，我们一夜没睡。
fēijī shì língchén liǎng diǎn qǐfēi de, wǒmen yī yè méi shuì.
The plane took off at two in the morning, and we didn't sleep all night.
他每天凌晨五点就起来跑步。
tā měitiān língchén wǔ diǎn jiù qǐlai pǎobù.
He gets up at five in the morning every day to go running.