dawn; daybreak
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to become light at dawn; daybreak
Used as an intransitive verb to describe the natural phenomenon of dawn breaking. Often used with time expressions or in resultative complement structures.
Yī一
jiào觉
shuì睡
dào到
tiān天
liàng亮
。
I slept straight through until dawn.
Jī鸡
jiào叫
le了
sān三
biàn遍
cái才
tiān天
liàng亮
。
The rooster crowed three times before dawn finally broke.
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Xià夏
tiān天
tiān天
liàng亮
de得
zǎo早
，
dōng冬
tiān天
tiān天
liàng亮
de得
wǎn晚
。
In summer, dawn breaks early; in winter, it breaks late.
Tiān天
gāng刚
liàng亮
，
tā他
jiù就
qǐ起
chuáng床
qù去
pǎo跑
bù步
le了
。
He got up to go running as soon as dawn broke.