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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

凌晨 [língchén]
  1. 1. noun before daybreak

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

凌晨 [língchén]
  1. 1. in the small hours; before dawn
    七月三日凌晨
    in the small hours of July 3
    火车将于明日凌晨四时半到达。
    The train arrives at half past four tomorrow morning.
    现在还没到凌晨
    凌晨的温度很低。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

凌晨 [língchén]
  1. 1. 临近天亮的时候。
  2. 2. 跟"拂晓""黎明"有区别。"凌晨"指午夜后至天亮前;"拂晓"指天将亮的时候;"黎明"指天将亮或刚亮的时候。

Examples

七月三日凌晨
in the small hours of July 3 凌晨
火车将于明日凌晨四时半到达。
The train arrives at half past four tomorrow morning. 凌晨
我们说这道那的,不知不觉已到凌晨
We talked about this and that, and without our realizing it, it was almost dawn.
凌晨
in the small hours; before dawn
报纸必须在次日凌晨排印完毕。 排印
凌晨五点她就起床了。
现在还没到凌晨 凌晨
凌晨的温度很低。 凌晨
现在是凌晨零点。
凌晨温度降到了零下二十度。

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