san4 wan6晨運晨运
Jyutpingsan4 wan6
Yalesàhn wahn
Definition
To do morning exercise; to exercise in the morning.
colloquialhealthdaily actions
How it's used
This term is strongly associated with the lifestyle of elderly people in Hong Kong who gather in parks or public spaces at dawn. It implies a gentle, social form of activity like tai chi or brisk walking rather than intense gym workouts. Using it to describe a high intensity morning run at a fitness center sounds slightly unnatural.
Examples
He goes to the park for morning exercise every day.
Are you going to do morning exercise tomorrow?
Related words
Common phrases
to go for morning exercise
people who do morning exercise
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
