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日出

rì chū · ri chu

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  1. sunrise
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Before the sun comes up

  1. Dengdeng

    早上(zǎoshang)五(wǔ)点(diǎn)！你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)起床(qǐchuáng)？

    Five in the morning! Why are you waking me up?

  2. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)日出(rìchū)是(shì)六(liù)点(diǎn)零(líng)五(wǔ)分(fēn)。

    Today's sunrise is at 6:05.

  3. Dengdeng

    日出(rìchū)天天(tiāntiān)都(dōu)有(yǒu)啊(a)！

    There's a sunrise every day!

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)山(shān)上(shàng)的(de)日出(rìchū)最(zuì)美(měi)，快(kuài)起来(qǐlai)！

    But the mountain sunrise is the most beautiful. Get up!

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)起来(qǐlai)了(le)。

    Okay, I'm up.

  6. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！咦(yí)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)穿着(chuānzhe)睡衣(shuìyī)？

    Great! Huh, why are you still in pajamas?

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)起(qǐ)得(de)很(hěn)早(zǎo)为(wèi)了(le)看(kàn)到(dào)日(rì)出(chū)。

We woke up very early in order to see the sunrise.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by itsthejazzkid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)在(zài)日(rì)出(chū)前(qián)开(kāi)始(shǐ)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

Tom began to work before sunrise.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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