起早摸黑 qǐzǎomōhēi to work from dawn to dusk Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 起早 qǐzǎo verb + adjective to get up early to rise early; to get up especially early摸黑 mōhēi verb + noun to grope in the dark to grope about or do things in the dark; to move around by touch when there is no light