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title: "Liming Meaning: 黎明 (límíng) Means “dawn”"
description: "黎明 (límíng) means “dawn; daybreak”. Hear its tones, see what 黎 and 明 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liming"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 黎明 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

黎明 límíng

## dawn; daybreak

## Its characters

1. 黎 lí dawn (as in 黎明)
2. 明 míng bright

## In a sentence

我们黎明时分就出发了。 We set off at daybreak.

[More about 黎明](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%BB%8E%E6%98%8E)

## More words with 黎 or 明

- [表明 biǎomíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoming)
- [查明 chámíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaming)
- [聪明 cōngming](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congming)
- [发明 fāmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faming)
- [分明 fēnmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenming)
- [光明 guāngmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guangming)
- [明白 míngbai](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingbai)
- [明亮 míngliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingliang)
- [明明 míngmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingming)
- [明年 míngnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingnian)

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