黎明 (lí míng) — dawn, daybreak
Definition
黎明 (límíng) is a slightly literary word for 'dawn, daybreak' — more formal than 一早 (colloquial) and more tied to a specific moment than the broader time window 清晨. 曙光 adds a figurative sense of hope or the start of a new era.
noun
dawndaybreak
Examples
- 黎明，。lí míng Shí fēn, chéng shì màn màn xǐng lái.At dawn, the city slowly wakes up.
- 黎明，。Cóng lí míng dào huáng hūn, tā yì zhí dōu zài gōng zuò.From dawn till dusk, he was working all the time.
- 黎明，。lí míng De yáng guāng sǎ zài hú miàn shàng, fēi cháng měi lì.The dawn sunlight spilled over the lake, very beautiful.
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