Small hours in Chinese
small hours · HSK 6
凌晨
- 凌 to approach
- 晨 morning
他昨天凌晨三点才睡。 He didn't go to bed until three in the morning yesterday.
More words with 凌 or 晨
How do you say small hours in Chinese?
Small hours in Chinese is 凌晨 (líng chén).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
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