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上午 shàng wǔ morning / CL:個|个[ge4]
晨间 chén jiān (of the) morning
午前 wǔ qián morning / a.m.
早 zǎo early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely
朝 zhāo morning
旦 dàn dawn / morning / daybreak / day / dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
晨 chén morning / dawn / daybreak
夙 sù morning / early / long-held / long-cherished
头午 tóu wǔ (dialect) morning
上半晌 shàng bàn shǎng forenoon / morning / a.m.
前半天 qián bàn tiān morning / a.m. / first half of the day
前半晌 qián bàn shǎng morning / a.m. / first half of the day
头半天 tóu bàn tiān morning / first half of the day
前晌 qián shǎng (dialect) morning / forenoon
上半天 shàng bàn tiān morning
早上 zǎo shang early morning / CL:個|个[ge4]
朝阳 zhāo yáng the morning sun
早晨 zǎo chén early morning / CL:個|个[ge4] / also pr. [zao3 chen5]
凌晨 líng chén very early in the morning / in the wee hours
清晨 qīng chén early morning
一早 yī zǎo early in the morning / at dawn
晨报 chén bào morning newspaper / (in a newspaper's name) Morning Post
早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / sooner or later
早报 zǎo bào morning newspaper
一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning
明朝 míng zhāo tomorrow morning / the following morning
晨曦 chén xī first rays of morning sun / first glimmer of dawn
今晨 jīn chén this morning
北京晨报 Běi jīng Chén bào Beijing Morning Post, newspaper published 1998-2018
朝夕 zhāo xī morning and night / all the time
清早 qīng zǎo first thing in the morning / at daybreak
朝日 zhāo rì morning sun
一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight
晨星 chén xīng morning stars
明早 míng zǎo tomorrow morning / tomorrow
早上好 zǎo shang hǎo Good morning!
晨练 chén liàn morning exercise
早市 zǎo shì morning market
早茶 zǎo chá morning tea
朝露 zhāo lù morning dew / fig. precarious brevity of human life / ephemeral
华商晨报 Huá shāng Chén bào China Business Morning Post (morning edition of China Business News 華商報|华商报)
牵牛 qiān niú morning glory (Pharbitis nil)
早操 zǎo cāo morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)
牵牛花 qiān niú huā white-edged morning glory
晨昏 chén hūn morning and twilight / day and night
早班 zǎo bān early shift / morning work shift
朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold
喇叭花 lǎ ba huā morning glory
早课 zǎo kè matins / morning service (in the Catholic Church) / morning chorus (of birds)
暮鼓晨钟 mù gǔ chén zhōng lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom) / fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence
晨钟暮鼓 chén zhōng mù gǔ lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom) / fig. encouragement to study or progress
朝秦暮楚 zhāo Qín mù Chǔ serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom) / quick to switch sides
害喜 hài xǐ to have morning sickness during pregnancy / to have a strong appetite for certain foods (during pregnancy)
寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng rare as morning stars (idiom) / few and far between / sparse
断袖之癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ lit. cut sleeve (idiom) / fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
人生如朝露 rén shēng rú zhāo lù human life as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露 rén shēng zhāo lù human life as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危如朝露 wēi rú zhāo lù precarious as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危若朝露 wēi ruò zhāo lù precarious as morning dew (idiom) / unlikely to last out the day
夙夜匪懈 sù yè fěi xiè to work from morning to night (idiom)
昏定晨省 hūn dìng chén xǐng seeing to bed in the evening and visiting in the morning (ancient filial duty)
晨昏定省 chén hūn dìng xǐng morning and evening visits to parents / cf 昏定晨省[hun1 ding4 chen2 xing3]
朝闻夕改 zhāo wén xī gǎi lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
朝过夕改 zhāo guò xī gǎi to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom) / to quickly amend one's ways
朝露溘至 zhāo lù kè zhì the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
浮云朝露 fú yún zhāo lù floating clouds, morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù body will go with the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
电光朝露 diàn guāng zhāo lù flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral / impermanent
朝饔夕飧 zhāo yōng xī sūn lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom) / fig. to do nothing but eat and drink
早安 zǎo ān Good morning!
大清早 dà qīng zǎo early in the morning
一清早 yī qīng zǎo early in the morning
晨露 chén lù morning dew
孕吐 yùn tù morning sickness (during pregnancy)
南华早报 Nán huá Zǎo bào South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong)
媊 qián planet Venus in the morning
晨勃 chén bó morning erection
旽 tūn morning sun, sunrise
半日工作 bàn rì gōng zuò part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon
叫醒服务 jiào xǐng fú wù morning call / wake-up call (hotel service)
夙夜 sù yè morning and night / always / at all times
害口 hài kǒu morning sickness during pregnancy / to be pregnant
害月子 hài yuè zi morning sickness (in pregnancy)
早场 zǎo chǎng morning show (at theater) / matinee
早车 zǎo chē morning bus / early train
晨夕共处 chén xī gòng chǔ to be together from morning until night (idiom)
晨歌 chén gē morning chorus (birdsong)
朝雨 zhāo yǔ morning rain
朝露暮霭 zhāo lù mù ǎi morning dew, evening mist (idiom) / ephemeral / impermanent
牵牛属 qiān niú shǔ Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛|牵牛 / (Pharbitis nil)
霜晨 shuāng chén frosty morning
养兵千日，用在一朝 yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī cháo lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning. (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
点卯 diǎn mǎo morning roll call
牵牛花子  morning glory seed
一黑早 yī hēi zǎo at dawn / early in the morning
一日之计在于晨 yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom) / early morning is the golden time of the day
早勃 zǎo bó morning erection
养兵千日，用在一朝 yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
起床气 qǐ chuáng qì grumpiness associated with poor sleep / irritability in the morning
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