柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng

light at the end of the tunnel

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37314th word

Definitions

  1. 1. light at the end of the tunnel
  2. 2. lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope

Characters

Character Meaning
柳 liǔ
willow; surname Liu; old variant of 柳liǔ
暗 àn HSK 5
dark; hidden; secret
花 huā HSK 3
to spend (money, time); flower; blossom
明 míng HSK 1
bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand