破晓 (pò xiǎo) — dawn; daybreak (literary)
Definition
Literary, written-style word for 'dawn, daybreak' — more poetic than the plain 黎明 or 早上. Common in prose, poetry, and titles.
noun
dawndaybreak (literary)
Examples
- 破晓，。Zài pò xiǎo de nà yí kè, shì jiè fǎng fú xǐng le.At the moment of dawn, the world seems to awaken.
- ，破晓。Lí míng qián de hēi àn guò qù, pò xiǎo dài lái le guāng míng.The darkness before dawn passes, and daybreak brings light.
- 破晓。Tā xǐ huan zài shān dǐng děng dài pò xiǎo.He likes to wait for dawn on the mountaintop.
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