dawn; daybreak; become light
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to dawn; to become daylight; daybreak
Describes the transition from night to day when light appears in the sky. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
Tiān天
míng明
le了
，
niǎo鸟
ér儿
kāi开
shǐ始
chàng唱
gē歌
。
Dawn broke, and the birds began to sing.
Tā他
men们
yī一
zhí直
gōng工
zuò作
dào到
tiān天
míng明
。
They worked straight through until dawn.
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Tiān天
míng明
shí时
fēn分
，
yú渔
chuán船
lù陆
xù续
chū出
hǎi海
le了
。
At daybreak, fishing boats set out to sea one after another.