重见天日 (chóng jiàn tiān rì) — to be delivered from oppression; to see the light again (idiom)
Definition
A four-character idiom meaning to be freed from long suffering or injustice and finally emerge into the open — literally 'see the sky and sun again'. Used for prisoners, persecuted people, or lost things restored after a long time.
idiom
to be delivered from oppressionto see the light again (idiom)
Examples
- ，重见天日。Zài hēi àn zhōng shēng huó le shí nián, tā zhōng yú chóng jiàn tiān rì le.After living in darkness for ten years, he finally saw the light again.
- ，重见天日。Zhè ge guó jiā de rén mín jīng guò cháng qī dòu zhēng, zhōng yú chóng jiàn tiān rì.The people of this country, after a long struggle, were finally delivered from oppression.
- ，重见天日，。Tā bèi yuān wang rù yù èr shí nián, rú jīn chóng jiàn tiān rì, lìng rén gǎn kǎi.He was wrongfully imprisoned for twenty years, and now he has seen the light again — it's really moving.
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