凌晨

língchén

in the small hours; before dawn

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before dawn

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wee hours

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líng chén

adv. early in the morning, before dawn, in the small hours, before daybreak

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ling2 chen2

very early in the morning, in the wee hours

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凌晨

líng chén

in the small hours; before dawn:

7月19日凌晨 in the small hours of July 19;

次日凌晨 in the small hours of the next day;

战斗是在24日凌晨开始的。 The battle started on the early morning of the 24th.

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凌晨|凌晨 [líng chén] ► very early in the morning ► in the wee hours