黎明前的黑暗 lí míng qián de hēi àn

DEFINITIONS

  1. darkness comes before dawn
  2. things can only get better (idiom)

CHARACTERS

黎 lí
HSK 6
surname; numerous, many; black
明 míng
HSK 1
bright, light, brilliant; clear
前 qián
HSK 1
in front, forward; preceding
的 de
HSK 1
possessive, adjectival suffix
黑 hēi
HSK 2
black; dark; evil, sinister
暗 àn
HSK 5
dark; obscure; in secret, covert