黎明 límíng HSK7 dawn Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 黎明前的黑暗 límíngqiándehēi'àn darkness before dawn the darkest hour is just before the dawn; things are at their worst just before they begin to improve黎明时分 límíngshífēn at daybreak at the crack of dawn; the time of first light