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  *早* | 早* | *早
early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely
HSK 1
morning / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
early morning / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
early morning / CL: 個|个 / also pr. [zao3chen5]
HSK 2
early morning
HSK 5
morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future
HSK 6
very early in the morning / in the wee hours
HSK 7-9
from morning till night / from dawn to dusk / all day long
HSK 7-9
early in the morning / at dawn
HSK 7-9
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold
HSK 7-9
at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning
HSK 7-9
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  *曦* | 曦* | *曦
(literary) sunlight (usu. in early morning)
morning glory (Pharbitis nil)
tomorrow morning / the following morning
(skincare regimen) Vitamin C in the morning, Vitamin A in the evening (original meaning) / (jocular) coffee in the morning, alcohol in the evening
morning glory
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  *朝* | 朝* | *朝
morning
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  *晨* | 晨* | *晨
morning / dawn / daybreak
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  *晙* | 晙* | *晙
(literary) early morning / (literary) bright / (used in names)
morning and night / always / at all times
morning newspaper
tomorrow morning / tomorrow
the morning sun
morning and night / all the time
morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)
morning newspaper / (in a newspaper's name) Morning Post
morning market
first rays of morning sun / first glimmer of dawn
morning stars
early shift; morning work shift
Good morning!
this morning
morning exercise
early morning sunlight
morning tea
morning and twilight / day and night
lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight
morning dew / fig. precarious brevity of human life / ephemeral
morning dew
(literary) tomorrow (morning)
first thing in the morning / at daybreak
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  *夙* | 夙* | *夙
morning / early / long-held / long-cherished
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  *媊* | 媊* | *媊
planet Venus in the morning
morning roll call
this morning
lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence
matins / morning service (in the Catholic Church) / morning chorus (of birds)
morning / a.m.
the first half of the night; evening (cf. 大夜, early morning)
to react to pregnancy by experiencing morning sickness or a strong appetite for certain foods
rare as morning stars (idiom) / few and far between / sparse
frosty morning
morning bus / early train
serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
to work from morning to night (idiom)
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  *旽* | 旽* | *旽
morning sun, sunrise
lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
(dialect) morning / forenoon
morning sun
morning sickness (during pregnancy)
gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea) / (old) early-morning autumn dew / fine liquor
the second half of the night; early morning (cf. 小夜, evening) / (fig.) eternal rest; death / (Buddhism) the night before the cremation of a monk
South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong)
(of the) morning
water spinach / ong choy / swamp cabbage / water convolvulus / water morning-glory / Ipomoea aquatica (botany)
early in the morning
(dialect) morning
seeing to bed in the evening and visiting in the morning (ancient filial duty)
morning chorus (birdsong)
morning call / wake-up call (hotel service)
grumpiness resulting from poor sleep; irritability in the morning
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
morning / a.m. / first half of the day
morning / a.m. / first half of the day
Good morning!
morning / first half of the day
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
morning rain
floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
morning erection
Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛|牵牛 (Pharbitis nil)
white-edged morning glory
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom) / early morning is the golden time of the day
early in the morning
morning
forenoon / morning / a.m.
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
Beijing Morning Post, newspaper published 1998-2018
part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon
to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning / overnight (train)
morning sickness (in pregnancy)
morning show (at a theater or cinema); matinee
morning erection
morning and evening visits to parents / cf 昏定晨省
lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom) / fig. ephemeral / transient
to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom) / to quickly amend one's ways

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