Definition
破晓 is a literary noun meaning 'dawn' or 'daybreak', literally 'the breaking of dawn'. It is used in poetic or formal contexts, not in everyday conversation. Note: the same characters also appear as a colloquial verb meaning 'to explain' or 'to clarify', but that usage is not covered by the noun POS here.
n.
dawndaybreak (literary)
Examples
- 破晓，。Zài pò xiǎo de nà yí kè, shìjiè fǎngfú xǐng le.At the moment of dawn, the world seems to awaken.
- ，破晓。Límíng qián de hēi'àn guòqù, pò xiǎo dài lái le guāngmíng.The darkness before dawn passes, and daybreak brings light.
- 破晓。Tā xǐhuan zài shāndǐng děngdài pò xiǎo.He likes to wait for dawn on the mountaintop.
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