How to say “morning” in Chinese
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“Morning” in Chinese is 早上, zǎo shang: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
早上 is read zǎo shang: 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
On top, 日 “sun”.
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 “早上”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 早上. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 早上好zǎoshanghǎoGood morning!
- 我早上七点起床。wǒzǎoshangqīdiǎnqǐchuángI get up at seven in the morning.
- 我早上去跑步wǒzǎoshangqùpǎobùIn the morning I go jogging.
- 我每天早上跑步。wǒměitiānzǎoshangpǎobùI run every morning.
- 我们明天早上六点出发。wǒmenmíngtiānzǎoshangliùdiǎnchūfāWe're setting off tomorrow at six in the morning.
- 我每天早上去公园锻炼wǒměitiānzǎoshangqùgōngyuánduànliànEvery morning I go to the park to work out.
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 早上, pinyin zǎoshang.
What does 早上 mean?
早上 (zǎoshang) means “morning”.
How do you write 早上?
早上 is 2 characters: 早 (zǎo) — early, morning; 上 (shàng) — top, on. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 早上?
早上 is read zǎoshang. Tones: zǎo — third tone, shang — neutral tone. The page has an audio 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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