How to say “morning” in Chinese
morning (before noon)
“Morning” in Chinese is 上午, shàng wǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
上午 is read shàng wǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A stroke above a line.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “上午”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 上午. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们星期天上午十点见，好吗？wǒmenxīngqītiānshàngwǔshídiǎnjiàn,hǎomaLet's meet on Sunday at 10 a.m., OK?
- 我们上午有四节课wǒmenshàngwǔyǒusìjiékèWe have four classes in the morning.
- 明天上午有笔试míngtiānshàngwǔyǒubǐshìThere's a written exam tomorrow morning.
- 我明天上午有一个面试wǒmíngtiānshàngwǔyǒuyígemiànshìI have an interview tomorrow morning.
- 我想预约明天上午十点，可以吗？wǒxiǎngyùyuēmíngtiānshàngwǔshídiǎn,kěyǐmaI'd like to book an appointment for ten tomorrow morning — is that possible?
- 我每天上午先处理邮件wǒměitiānshàngwǔxiānchǔlǐyóujiànEvery morning the first thing I do is go through my email.
More words from the lesson “Morning, afternoon, evening”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “morning” in Chinese?
“Morning” in Chinese is 上午, pinyin shàngwǔ.
What does 上午 mean?
上午 (shàngwǔ) means “morning (before noon)”.
How do you write 上午?
上午 is 2 characters: 上 (shàng) — top, on; 午 (wǔ) — noon. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 上午?
上午 is read shàngwǔ. Tones: shàng — fourth tone, wǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“morning” in the lesson “Morning, afternoon, evening”
This word is from the topic “Time and the day” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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