黎明

límíng

noun HSK 7-9 #6,577

Meanings

1 dawn
2 daybreak

Characters

black; dark; many

Examples

HSK 3

他们在黎明时分出发了。

Tāmen zài límíng shífēn chūfā le.

They set out at dawn.

HSK 4

黎明前最黑暗。

Límíng qián zuì hēi'àn.

It is darkest before dawn.

Tips

memory

黎 (black/dark) + 明 (bright) = the moment darkness turns to brightness, i.e. dawn.

In Pop Culture

黎明 Límíng

Leon Lai

one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop

Stroke Order

黎 lí

明 míng