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title: "Zaochen Meaning: 早晨 (zǎochen) Means “early morning”"
description: "早晨 (zǎochen) means “early morning; morning”. Hear its tones, see what 早 and 晨 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaochen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 早晨 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

早晨 zǎochen

## early morning; morning

## Its characters

1. 早 zǎo early
2. 晨 chén morning

## In a sentence

早晨的空气很新鲜。 The air is very fresh in the early morning.

[More about 早晨](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%97%A9%E6%99%A8)

## More words with 早 or 晨

- [迟早 chízǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chizao)
- [尽早 jǐnzǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinzao)
- [凌晨 língchén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingchen)
- [清晨 qīngchén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingchen)
- [一早 yīzǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yizao)
- [早餐 zǎocān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaocan)
- [早饭 zǎofàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaofan)
- [早年 zǎonián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaonian)
- [早期 zǎoqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaoqi)
- [早日 zǎorì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaori)

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