柳暗花明

liǔ àn huā míng

a way out appears just when things look hopeless

Character by character

柳liǔ
willows

暗àn
dark

花huā
flowers

明míng
bright

就在大家想放弃的时候，事情突然柳暗花明。

Just as everyone was ready to give up, a way through suddenly appeared.

Tone: positive (praise).

陆游: 山重水复疑无路，柳暗花明又一村.

Learn this in Lesson 208 · HSK 9+: 唐诗宋词 (Tang poems and Song lyrics)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.