黎明 (lí míng): Dawn (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

黎明 consists of 2 characters.

lí

黎

black, dark; multitude; ancient tribe name

míng

明

bright, clear, or to understand

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How to Use 黎明 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 黎明 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith黑暗

hēi黑

àn暗

de的

lí黎

míng明

neutral

dark dawn

Noun + Complementwith之前

lí黎

míng明

zhī之

qián前

Verb + Objectwith迎接

yíng迎

jiē接

lí黎

míng明

Noun + Nounwith时分

lí黎

míng明

shí时

fēn分

4.

Example Sentences with 黎明

lí黎

míng明

shí时

，

tiān天

liàng亮

le了

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shuō míng shū

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3.

How to Use 黎明 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 黎明 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith黑暗

hēi黑

àn暗

de的

lí黎

míng明

neutral

dark dawn

Noun + Complementwith之前

lí黎

míng明

zhī之

qián前

Verb + Objectwith迎接

yíng迎

jiē接

lí黎

míng明

Noun + Nounwith时分

lí黎

míng明

shí时

fēn分

4.

Example Sentences with 黎明

lí黎

míng明

shí时

，

tiān天

liàng亮

le了

neutral

before dawn

neutral

greet the dawn

formal

Written

at dawn

。

At dawn, the sky becomes light.

zài在

lí黎

míng明

qián前

de的

hēi黑

àn暗

zhōng中

，

tā他

dú独

zì自

sī思

kǎo考

zhe着

wèi未

lái来

de的

fāng方

xiàng向

。

In the darkness before dawn, he pondered the direction of the future alone.

nǐ你

jiàn见

guò过

chéng城

shì市

zài在

lí黎

míng明

shí时

fēn分

sū苏

xǐng醒

de的

yàng样

zi子

ma吗

？

Have you ever seen the city waking up at dawn?

wǒ我

men们

jì计

huà划

zài在

lí黎

míng明

qián前

chū出

fā发

qù去

pá爬

shān山

。

We plan to set off for mountain climbing before dawn.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

děng等

dào到

lí黎

míng明

，

ér而

shì是

zài在

wǔ午

yè夜

jiù就

cōng匆

lí离

kāi开

le了

。

He did not wait until dawn but left in a hurry at midnight.

lí黎

míng明

jiāng将

zhì至

，

chén晨

wù雾

jiàn渐

sàn散

qù去

，

yuǎn远

shān山

lún轮

kuò廓

biàn变

de得

qīng清

xī晰

qǐ起

lái来

。

As dawn approaches, the morning mist gradually disperses, and the outline of the distant mountains becomes clear.

jīng经

guò过

màn漫

cháng长

de的

hēi黑

yè夜

，

zhōng终

yú于

yíng迎

lái来

le了

shèng胜

lì利

de的

lí黎

míng明

。

After a long night, the dawn of victory finally arrived.

zán咱

men们

yuē约

hǎo好

míng明

tiān天

lí黎

míng明

zài在

mǎ码

tóu头

jí集

hé合

，

kě可

bié别

chí迟

dào到

a啊

。

Let's meet at the pier at dawn tomorrow; don't be late.

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