fú xiǎo
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  • n.daybreak; before dawn

    • fú xiǎo qǐ chéng

      拂晓启程

      set off at daybreak

    • fú xiǎo fā qǐ zǒng gōng

      拂晓发起总攻

      start the general offensive before dawn

    • fú xiǎo dòng shēn

      拂晓动身

      start off at dawn

    • fú xiǎo shí bù duì tóu rù zhàn dòu

      拂晓部队投入战斗

      At daybreak the troops went into action.

    • wǒ men zài fú xiǎo shí shǐ rù le shàng hǎi gǎng

      我们拂晓上海港

      At daybreak we sailed into the Harbour of Shanghai.

Word usage

  • Note
    "拂晓" is different from "凌晨" and "黎明". "凌晨" refers to the period after midnight to before dawn; "拂晓" refers to the period when it is about to dawn; "黎明" refers to the period when it is about to dawn or just before dawn.

Chinese words with pinyin fu xiao