Nounin the small hours; before dawn

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 凌晨.
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How to Use 凌晨 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 凌晨 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Nounwith寂静
jìng
de
líng
chén
neutral
quiet early morning
Preposition + Nounwith
zài
líng
chén
neutral
in the early morning
Noun + Timewith三点
líng
chén
sān
diǎn
neutral
three o'clock in the early morning
Noun + Nounwith时分
líng
chén
shí
fēn
formalWritten
the small hours

Example Sentences with 凌晨

líng
chén
chuáng
I wake up in the early morning.
wèi
le
gǎn
zài
jié
zhǐ
qián
wán
chéng
gōng
zuò
dào
líng
chén
diǎn
In order to finish before the deadline, he had to work until four in the morning.
běn
guó
huì
jiāng
zài
líng
chén
liǎng
diǎn
tōng
guò
shì
pín
lián
xiàn线
jìn
xíng
This international conference will continue via video link at two o'clock in the morning.
líng
chén
sān
diǎn
cái
shuì
jiào
He didn't go to bed until 3 a.m.
què
dìng
háng
bān
shì
zài
líng
chén
ér
shì
shēn
ma
Are you sure the flight arrives in the small hours, not late at night?
zuó
wǎn
bìng
méi
yǒu
áo
dào
líng
chén
ér
shì
shí
diǎn
jiù
xiū
xi
le
He did not stay up until the small hours last night; instead, he rested at eleven.
líng
chén
de
jiē
dào
hěn
ān
jìng
zhǐ
yǒu
ǒu
ěr
shǐ
guò
de
chē
liàng
The streets are very quiet in the early morning, with only occasional passing vehicles.
jǐn
guǎn
shì
líng
chén
dàn
shí
yàn
shì
rán
dēng
huǒ
tōng
míng
yán
jiū
rén
yuán
réng
zài
jǐn
zhāng
gōng
zuò
Although it was already the small hours, the laboratory was still brightly lit, with researchers working intensely.