黎明 límíng dawn
dawn; daybreak
How to remember 黎明: 黎 many + 明 bright = dawn.
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How it is used
- Dawn / daybreak - 黎明前的黑暗 (límíng qián de hēi'àn) the darkness before dawn.
- The first light of day; frequently figurative for hope arriving after hardship.
- Register: literary; contrast 黄昏 (dusk) at the other end of the day.
Example sentences
- 他们在黎明前控制住了火势。 Tāmen zài límíngqián kòngzhì zhù le huǒshì.It was before dawn that they got the fire under control.
- 我们黎明时起床以避开交通堵塞。 Wǒmen límíng shí qǐchuáng yǐ bìkāi jiāotōngdǔsè.We got up at dawn to avoid a traffic jam.