(zǎo shang) - morning (early) in Mandarin

zǎoshang

Traditional: 早上

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Translation

morning (early)

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Word origin

早上 (zǎoshang) 'morning' combines 早 (zǎo, 'early') with 上 (shàng, 'up, above'). 早 depicts the sun 日 in its early position; 上 is a simple indicative character showing a mark above a baseline, meaning 'up'.

Origin
compound
Root
早 (zǎo, 'early') + 上 (shàng, indicative 'above')

Stroke order

Stroke order for 早

早

Stroke order for 上

上

Examples

!

Good morning!

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I get up at six in the morning.

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What is healthier to eat in the morning?

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I drink coffee every morning.

清qīng。

The morning air is especially fresh.

早上 (zǎo shang) means morning, specifically the early morning hours from around 5 to 9am. 早 means early and 上 indicates the upper or start of a period. The greeting 早上好 (good morning) is standard in Mandarin-speaking regions. Related time words: 上午 (shàng wǔ, morning generally, from dawn to noon), 中午 (zhōng wǔ, noon), 下午 (xià wǔ, afternoon), 晚上 (wǎn shang, evening). 早上 is the most specific and refers to the first hours of the day.

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This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 3: 早上, 可爱, 日 and 7 more words.