dim morning light; faint dawn
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
dim; faint (of early morning sunlight)
literaryA literary term used to describe the weak, pale light of early dawn. Often collocates with 晨光 (morning light).
Chén晨
guāng光
xī熹
wēi微
。
The morning light was faint.
Xī熹
wēi微
de的
chén晨
guāng光
tòu透
guò过
bó薄
wù雾
，
sǎ洒
zài在
hú湖
miàn面
shang上
。
The dim dawn light filtered through the mist and scattered across the lake surface.
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Tiān天
sè色
xī熹
wēi微
，
tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
kāi开
shǐ始
gōng工
zuò作
le了
。
At the first glimmer of dawn, he had already started working.
Chuāng窗
wài外
xī熹
wēi微
，
niǎo鸟
míng鸣
shēng声
cǐ此
qǐ起
bǐ彼
fú伏
。
Outside the window, the light was still dim, and bird calls rose and fell.