Chinese word dictionary

黎明时分

lí míng shí fēn · daybreak; at the crack of dawn

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Simplified黎明时分

Traditional黎明時分

Pinyinlí míng shí fēn

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

黎lí

many, numerous; black; surname

明míng

bright; clear

时shí

time, season; period, era, age

分fēn

to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity

How to learn 黎明时分

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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分fēn

to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

minute

next year

tomorrow

time; length of time; moment; period

时间shíjiān

(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time