# 凌晨 (língchén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 凌晨 (língchén) means “in the early morning hours”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in the early morning hours
- Pinyin: língchén (ling2 chen2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 飞机在凌晨两点到了。
  Fēijī zài língchén liǎng diǎn dào le.
  The plane arrived in the early hours of two in the morning.

## Characters

- 凌 (líng): to approach; to rise high
- 晨 (chén): morning; dawn

https://hanziro.com/word/ling-chen-in-early-morning/

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