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Jyutping san4
Pinyin chén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. morning
  2. dawn
  3. daybreak
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    朝頭​早​、​啱​啱​日出​嘅​時​分
    early morning; dawn
    • 凌晨
      凌晨
      before dawn
    • 晨運
      晨运
      morning exercise
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    dawn; morning; daybreak
  2. character, obsolete, of cock
    to herald the break of day
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. early morning, daybreak
  2. Cangjie Input
    AMMV
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级汉字表 #24
  2. HSK3 中等手写字表 #35
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    在一个下雨的早晨,他很早出门为的是及时到学校。
    在一個下雨的早晨,他很早出門為的是及時到學校。
    zài yí gè xià yǔ de zǎo chén , tā hěn zǎo chū mén wèi de shì jí shí dào xué xiào 。
    • On a rainy morning he left his house early so as to be in time for school.
  2. Mandarin
    今晨发生了一起交通事故。
    今晨發生了一起交通事故。
    jīn chén fā shēng le yī qǐ jiāo tōng shì gù 。
    • A traffic accident took place this morning.
  3. Mandarin
    他每天早晨读报。
    他每天早晨讀報。
    tā měi tiān zǎo chén dú bào 。
    • He reads the newspaper every morning.
  4. Mandarin
    我今晨看见一位天使。
    我今晨看見一位天使。
    wǒ jīn chén kàn jiàn yī wèi tiān shǐ 。
    • This morning, I saw an angel.
  5. Mandarin
    你凌晨两点才去睡觉吗?难怪你今天看起来这么没精神了。
    你凌晨兩點才去睡覺嗎?難怪你今天看起來這麼沒精神了。
    nǐ líng chén liǎng diǎn cái qù shuì jiào ma ? nán guài nǐ jīn tiān kàn qǐ lai zhè me méi jīng shén le 。
    • You went to bed at 2 o'clock in the morning? No wonder you look sleepy today.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    早晨。
    早晨。
    zou2 san4 。
    • Good morning!
    • Good morning.
  2. Cantonese
    我为咗搭头班火车,晨咁早就起咗身。
    我為咗搭頭班火車,晨咁早就起咗身。
    ngo5 wai4 zo2 daap3 tau4 baan1 fo2 ce1 , san4 gam3 zou2 zau6 hei2 zo2 san1 。
    • I got up early in order to catch the first train.
  3. Cantonese
    Mike,早晨喇!
    Mike,早晨喇!
    M i k e , zou2 san4 laa3 !
    • Good morning, Mike.
  4. Cantonese
    早晨好。好大的雨呀。
    早晨好。好大的雨呀。
    zou2 san4 hou3 。 hou2 daai6 dik1 jyu5 aa3 。
    • Good morning. Isn't this rain amazing?
  5. Cantonese
    佢好开心咁话:大家早晨呀!
    佢好開心咁話:大家早晨呀!
    keoi5 hou2 hoi1 sam1 gam3 waa2 : daai6 gaa1 zou2 san4 aa3 !
    • She said happily, "Good morning, everybody!"
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    各位早晨!
    各位早晨!
    gok3 wai2 zou2 san4!
    • Good morning everyone!
  2. Cantonese
    天文台喺凌晨挂起三号风球。
    天文台喺凌晨掛起三號風球。
    tin1 man4 toi4 hai2 ling4 san4 gwaa3 hei2 saam1 hou6 fung1 kau4.
    • The observatory hoisted typhoon warning signal No.3 before dawn.
  3. Cantonese
    凌晨之后就系黎明。
    凌晨之後就係黎明。
    ling4 san4 zi1 hau6 zau6 hai6 lai4 ming4.
    • Dawn is after midnight.
  4. Cantonese
    封信晨早掉鬼咗啦!
    封信晨早掉鬼咗啦!
    fung1 seon3 san4 zou2 deu6 gwai2 zo2 laa1!
    • The letter was thrown away a goddamn long time ago.
  5. Cantonese
    晨早搞鬼掂喇,等你嚟都蚊瞓啦。
    晨早搞鬼掂喇,等你嚟都蚊瞓啦。
    san4 zou2 gaau2 gwai2 dim6 laa3, dang2 nei5 lai4 dou1 man1 fan3 laa1.
    • It was done a freaking long time ago already. It would've been too late to wait till you were done.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    董晨宇介绍,这种突然病毒式红起来的词汇又称“米姆”,像“雨女无瓜”这样由老电视剧而来的“米姆”也有先例。
    董晨宇介紹,這種突然病毒式紅起來的詞彙又稱“米姆”,像“雨女無瓜”這樣由老電視劇而來的“米姆”也有先例。
    dǒng chén yǔ jiè shào , zhè zhǒng tū rán bìng dú shì hóng qǐ lái de cí huì yòu chēng “ mǐ mǔ ” , xiàng “ yǔ nǚ wú guā ” zhè yàng yóu lǎo diàn shì jù ér lái de “ mǐ mǔ ” yě yǒu xiān lì .
    • X
  2. Cantonese
    仲有三分钟就零晨四点钟剩返几飞烟个身仲有D冻 [Cantonese, trad.]仲有三分钟就零晨四点钟剩返几飞烟个身仲有D冻
    仲有三分鐘就零晨四點鐘剩返幾飛煙個身仲有D凍 [Cantonese, trad.]仲有三分钟就零晨四点钟剩返几飞烟个身仲有D冻
    zung6 jau5 saam1 fan1 zung1 zau6 ling4 san4 sei3 dim2 zung1 zing6 faan1 gei2 fei1 jin1 go3 san1 zung6 jau5 di1 dung3
    • still three more minutes remaining, until it's four o'clock in the morning / left with a couple of cigarretes, and my body is even a tad freezing
  3. Mandarin
    这次地震发生在当地时间凌晨,人们还在睡梦中被山崩地裂般的地震惊醒,无数房屋在一瞬间轰然倒坍,许多人猝不及防就死于梦中。
    這次地震發生在當地時間凌晨,人們還在睡夢中被山崩地裂般的地震驚醒,無數房屋在一瞬間轟然倒坍,許多人猝不及防就死於夢中。
    zhè cì dì zhèn fā shēng zài dāng dì shí jiān líng chén , rén men hái zài shuì mèng zhōng bèi shān bēng dì liè bān de dì zhèn jīng xǐng , wú shù fáng wū zài yī shùn jiān hōng rán dǎo tān , xǔ duō rén cù bù jí fáng jiù sǐ yú mèng zhōng .
    • This time, the earthquake occurred before dawn local time. People were still sound asleep when they were jolted awake by a massively destructive earthquake. In an instant, countless houses had collapsed, and many people had died in their sleep with no time to react.
  4. Mandarin
    有晚上,有早晨,是第四日。
    有晚上,有早晨,是第四日。
    • And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
  5. Mandarin
    6月,阿里巴巴旗下盒马发布了活虾包装的宣传微博,却被肖战粉丝认为是在“内涵”他们(肖战粉丝自称“小肥虾”),遭到了粉丝的声讨和抵制,盒马只好在隔天凌晨发布微博道歉。
    6月,阿里巴巴旗下盒馬發佈了活蝦包裝的宣傳微博,卻被肖戰粉絲認為是在“內涵”他們(肖戰粉絲自稱“小肥蝦”),遭到了粉絲的聲討和抵制,盒馬只好在隔天凌晨發佈微博道歉。
    6 yuè , ā lǐ bā bā qí xià hé mǎ fā bù le huó xiā bāo zhuāng de xuān chuán wēi bó , què bèi xiào zhàn fěn sī rèn wéi shì zài “ nèi hán ” tā men ( xiào zhàn fěn sī zì chēng “ xiǎo féi xiā ” ) , zāo dào le fěn sī de shēng tǎo hé dǐ zhì , hé mǎ zhǐ hǎo zài gé tiān líng chén fā bù wēi bó dào qiàn .
    • In June, Alibaba subsidiary Hema posted an announcement advertising live shrimp, but fans of Xiao Zhan understood this to be an allusion to them (Xiao Zhan's fans call themselves "small fat shrimp"). Facing complaints and pressure from fans, Hema had no choice but to post an apology the following morning.