早上 zǎo shang early morning / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 活动 活動 huó dòng to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 运动 運動 yùn dòng to move / to exercise / sports / exercise / motion / movement / campaign / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 练习 練習 liàn xí to practice / exercise / drill / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 早晨 zǎo chén early morning / CL:個|个[ge4] / also pr. [zao3chen5] syn 凌晨 líng chén very early in the morning / in the wee hours syn 明早 míng zǎo tomorrow morning / tomorrow 上午 shàng wǔ morning / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 健身 jiàn shēn to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise 锻炼 鍛煉 duàn liàn to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself syn 一早 yī zǎo early in the morning / at dawn syn 演习 演習 yǎn xí (military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill / exercise / maneuver syn 题目 題目 tí mù subject / title / topic (CL:個|个[ge4]) / exercise or exam question (CL:道[dao4]) syn 忍耐 rěn nài to endure / to bear with / to exercise patience / to restrain oneself / patience / endurance syn 清晨 qīng chén early morning syn 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning syn 行使 xíng shǐ to exercise (a right etc) syn 俯卧撑 俯臥撐 fǔ wò chēng push-up / press-up (exercise) 收敛 收斂 shōu liǎn to dwindle / to vanish / to make vanish / to exercise restraint / to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc) / to astringe / (math.) to converge syn 运动场 運動場 yùn dòng chǎng sports field / playground / exercise yard syn 放风 放風 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information syn 今晨 jīn chén this morning 早班 zǎo bān early shift / morning work shift 牵牛花 牽牛花 qiān niú huā white-edged morning glory 清早 qīng zǎo first thing in the morning / at daybreak syn 早报 早報 zǎo bào morning newspaper 呼风唤雨 呼風喚雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) / to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles 晨曦 chén xī first rays of morning sun / first glimmer of dawn syn 朝阳 朝陽 zhāo yáng the morning sun syn 明朝 míng zhāo tomorrow morning / the following morning syn 管束 guǎn shù to exercise control over / restriction / control syn 晨报 晨報 chén bào morning newspaper / (in a newspaper's name) Morning Post 忍让 忍讓 rěn ràng to exercise forbearance / patient and accommodating syn 太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan / traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation / a martial art 听写 聽寫 tīng xiě (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise) / dictation / (music) to transcribe by ear 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 syn 习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise 早茶 zǎo chá morning tea 早操 zǎo cāo morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries) 强身 強身 qiáng shēn to strengthen one's body / to keep fit / to build up one's health (through exercise, nutrition etc) 朝夕 zhāo xī morning and night / all the time syn 习题 習題 xí tí (schoolwork) exercise / problem / question syn 晨星 chén xīng morning stars syn 牵牛 牽牛 qiān niú morning glory (Pharbitis nil) syn 朝日 zhāo rì morning sun syn 一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight syn 早市 zǎo shì morning market 午前 wǔ qián morning / a.m. syn 朝露 zhāo lù morning dew / fig. precarious brevity of human life / ephemeral syn 练习本 練習本 liàn xí běn exercise book / workbook / CL:本[ben3] 喇叭花 lǎ ba huā morning glory syn 塑身 sù shēn body sculpting (weight loss and exercise) 体育锻炼 體育鍛煉 tǐ yù duàn liàn physical exercise 北京晨报 北京晨報 běi jīng chén bào Beijing Morning Post, newspaper published 1998-2018 军事演习 軍事演習 jūn shì yǎn xí military exercise / war game 早上好 zǎo shang hǎo Good morning! 军事训练 軍事訓練 jūn shì xùn liàn military exercise / army drill 华商晨报 華商晨報 huá shāng chén bào China Business Morning Post (morning edition of China Business News 華商報|华商报) 晨昏 chén hūn morning and twilight / day and night syn 晨间 晨間 chén jiān (of the) morning 生命在于运动 生命在於運動 shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise. 操演 cāo yǎn drill / exercise / demonstration / to demonstrate syn 暴走族 bào zǒu zú people who go on walks for exercise / (Tw) rebel youth motorcycle group 早课 早課 zǎo kè matins / morning service (in the Catholic Church) / morning chorus (of birds) 早 zǎo early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely syn 操 cāo to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language) syn 朝 zhāo morning syn 练 練 liàn to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk syn 检 檢 jiǎn to check / to examine / to inspect / to exercise restraint syn 早安 zǎo ān Good morning! syn 晨 chén morning / dawn / daybreak syn 大清早 dà qīng zǎo early in the morning syn 仰卧起坐 仰臥起坐 yǎng wò qǐ zuò sit-up (physical exercise) 夙 sù morning / early / long-held / long-cherished syn 暮鼓晨钟 暮鼓晨鐘 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 晨鐘暮鼓 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 syn 拉力器 lā lì qì chest expander (exercise equipment) syn 害喜 hài xǐ to react to pregnancy by experiencing morning sickness or a strong appetite for certain foods syn 寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng rare as morning stars (idiom) / few and far between / sparse syn 动感单车 動感單車 dòng gǎn dān chē spin class / indoor cycling class (a type of group fitness class) / exercise bike used in such a class / spin bike 曦 xī (literary) sunlight (usu. in early morning) syn 一清早 yī qīng zǎo early in the morning syn 晨露 chén lù morning dew 孕吐 yùn tù morning sickness (during pregnancy) syn 出操 chū cāo to drill / to exercise / to go outdoors for physical exercise 玉露 yù lù gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea) / (old) early-morning autumn dew / fine liquor 扩胸器 擴胸器 kuò xiōng qì chest expander (exercise equipment) syn 独霸一方 獨霸一方 dú bà yī fāng to exercise sole hegemony (idiom) / to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc) / to hold as one's personal fiefdom 断袖之癖 斷袖之癖 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 朝聞夕改 zhāo wén xī gǎi lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom) 