Definition
黎明 (lí míng) is the time just before sunrise when the sky begins to lighten — it has a literary, poetic tone. It differs from 清晨 (qīng chén), which just means 'early morning' (a broader, everyday term), and from 曙光 (shǔ guāng), which refers to the actual rays of light or figuratively to hope.
noun
dawndaybreak
Examples
- 黎明，。lí míng shífēn, chéngshì mànmàn xǐnglái.At dawn, the city slowly wakes up.
- 黎明，。Cóng lí míng dào huánghūn, tā yìzhí dōu zài gōngzuò.From dawn till dusk, he was working all the time.
- 黎明，。lí míng de yángguāng sǎ zài húmiàn shàng, fēicháng měilì.The dawn sunlight spilled over the lake, very beautiful.
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