Writing
黎明 (lí míng) — how to say "dawn" in Chinese
黎明
Dawn, daybreak, enlightenment
noun
Character composition
黎
many, multitude, common people
明
bright, clear, tomorrow
Radicals / Keys
日
Sun
#72 · rì · 4 strokes
黍
Millet
#202 · shǔ · 12 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
迎接黎明
yíng jiē lí míng
greet the dawn
黎明前
lí míng qián
before dawn
黎明时分
lí míng shí fēn
at dawn
Examples
黎明时分，天空慢慢亮了起来。
At dawn, the sky gradually brightened.
黎明来了。
Dawn has arrived.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "dawn" in Chinese?
"dawn" in Chinese is 黎明 (lí míng).
黎明 meaning in English
黎明 (lí míng) means "Dawn, daybreak, enlightenment".
How is 黎明 pronounced?
It is pronounced lí míng (written as li ming, liming). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Li ming in Chinese characters
It is written 黎明: 黎 has 15 strokes, 明 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 黎明?
黎明 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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