just before dawn; near daybreak
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
just before dawn; the time when day is about to break
dialectA dialectal term for the period immediately preceding sunrise.
Bàng傍
míng明
，
yǔ雨
tíng停
le了
。
Just before dawn, the rain stopped.
Tā他
yī一
yè夜
méi没
shuì睡
，
máng忙
dào到
bàng傍
míng明
cái才
xiū休
xi息
。
He didn't sleep all night and rested only just before dawn.
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Bàng傍
míng明
tiān天
zuì最
lěng冷
，
nǐ你
yào要
duō多
chuān穿
diǎn点
。
It's coldest just before dawn; you should wear more.
Jī鸡
jiào叫
sān三
biàn遍
，
jiù就
shì是
bàng傍
míng明
le了
。
When the rooster crows three times, it's nearly dawn.