📘 Lernkarte #2707 — 早晨 (zǎochén)
(morning)
#2707 PINYIN
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 早晨
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Pinyin: zǎochén
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IPA: [tsàʊ̯ ʈʂʰə̌n]
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Tone: 🔵 3 + 🟢 2
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Meaning: morning; early morning
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Semantic class: noun (time)
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HSK: 2
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Frequency: very high (daily life)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
早晨 (zǎochén) means morning, especially the early part of the day after waking up.
DE:
早晨 (zǎochén) bedeutet Morgen, besonders den frühen Morgen.
早 = early
晨 = morning (dawn)
➡️ 早晨 = early morning time
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi |
Pinyin |
English |
Deutsch |
| 今天早晨 |
jīntiān zǎochén |
this morning |
heute Morgen |
| 每天早晨 |
měitiān zǎochén |
every morning |
jeden Morgen |
| 早晨起床 |
zǎochén qǐchuáng |
get up in the morning |
morgens aufstehen |
| 早晨空气 |
zǎochén kōngqì |
morning air |
Morgenluft |
| 一大早晨 |
yí dà zǎochén |
very early morning |
früh am Morgen |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
早晨 (zǎochén) is a common noun for morning, slightly more descriptive and gentle than 早上.
Typical usage
time reference
我今天早晨很忙。
Wǒ jīntiān zǎochén hěn máng.
I was very busy this morning.
routine
他每天早晨跑步。
Tā měitiān zǎochén pǎobù.
He runs every morning.
description
早晨的空气很新鲜。
Zǎochén de kōngqì hěn xīnxiān.
The morning air is very fresh.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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slightly more literary than 早上
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often used in descriptions
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neutral and natural in speech
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
早晨 (zǎochén) bezeichnet den frühen Morgen und klingt oft etwas beschreibender als 早上.
Typische Verwendung
Zeitangabe
今天早晨下雨了。
Jīntiān zǎochén xiàyǔ le.
Heute Morgen hat es geregnet.
Alltag
我早晨六点起床。
Wǒ zǎochén liù diǎn qǐchuáng.
Ich stehe morgens um sechs auf.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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etwas poetischer als 早上
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sehr häufig in Alltag & Texten
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nicht mit 早餐 (Frühstück) verwechseln
🌟 COMPARISON — 早晨 vs similar words
| Meaning |
Pinyin |
Hanzi |
Note |
| morning (early) |
zǎochén |
早晨 |
descriptive |
| morning |
zǎoshang |
早上 |
most common |
| morning |
zǎo |
早 |
informal / short |
| noon |
zhōngwǔ |
中午 |
midday |
| night |
wǎnshang |
晚上 |
evening |
01｜Syllable Analysis — zǎo · chén
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zǎo — IPA [tsàʊ̯] — Tone 3 — early
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chén — IPA [ʈʂʰə̌n] — Tone 2 — morning
Tone pattern: 3 → 2
→ early → beginning of the day
02｜Mnemonics — 早晨
| Category |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning link |
early morning light |
Morgenlicht |
| Tone link |
dip → rise |
Aufwachen |
| Visual |
sunrise |
Sonnenaufgang |
| Memory tip |
“early dawn” |
„früher Morgen“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 早晨
| Focus |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning |
morning |
Morgen |
| Usage |
time reference |
Zeitangabe |
| Tone |
3 + 2 |
3. + 2. Ton |
| Register |
neutral |
neutral |
| Frequency |
very high |
sehr hoch |
❌ Common Learner Notes
❌ 早晨 = 早餐 ❌ (morning ≠ breakfast)
❌ 早晨 = 早上 always ❌ (overlap, but nuance differs)
✅ 今天早晨 ✔️
✅ 每天早晨 ✔️
✅ 早晨空气 ✔️
✅ Fazit #2707 — 早晨 (zǎochén)
EN:
A high-frequency noun meaning morning, especially useful for descriptive or narrative contexts.
DE:
Ein sehr häufiges Wort für Morgen, besonders für den frühen Tagesbeginn.