first light; dawn breaking
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
first light of dawn; when the sky is just starting to get light
dialectA colloquial, dialectal term often used in Northern China. It describes the dim, early stage of dawn before sunrise.
Tiān天
mā麻
ma麻
liàng亮
tā他
jiù就
qǐ起
chuáng床
le了
。
He got up at the crack of dawn.
Děng等
wǒ我
gǎn赶
dào到
chē车
zhàn站
，
tiān天
yǐ已
jīng经
mā麻
ma麻
liàng亮
le了
。
By the time I rushed to the station, the sky was already starting to lighten.
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Wài外
miàn面
mā麻
ma麻
liàng亮
de的
，
hái还
zǎo早
ne呢
，
zài再
shuì睡
huì会
er儿
ba吧
。
It's just getting light outside. It's still early, let's sleep a bit more.