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夕阳 (xī yáng): The setting sun (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

夕 • xī • evening, sunset, dusk
xī夕

evening, sunset, dusk

阳 • yáng • sun, sunlight; positive, male principle
yáng阳

sun, sunlight; positive, male principle

Word Info

Pinyinxī yáng
Meaningthe setting sun
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 夕阳.

  • 安详ān xiángcomposed; serene
  • 罢工bà gōnggo on strike; down tools
  • 报销bào xiāosubmit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; claim a refund
  • 波涛bō tāogreat waves
  • 巴不得bā bù débe only too anxious; eagerly look forward to; earnestly wish
  • 保守bǎo shǒuconservative
  • 苍白cāng báipale; pallid; wan
  • 巴结bā jiecurry favour with; fawn on; flatter
  • 操作cāo zuòoperate; manipulate; handle
  • 不顾bú gùdisregard; in spite of
  • 半途而废bàn tú ér fèigive up halfway; leave something unfinished
  • 备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum; aide-mémoire
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 夕阳.

Words with 夕
  • 除夕chú xī(lunar) New Year’s Eve
  • 前夕qián xīEve / the day before
  • 朝夕相处zhāo xī xiāng chǔbe together day and night / live together
危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī
in imminent danger; on the verge of death
Words with 阳
  • 太阳tài yángsun
  • 阳光yáng guāngoptimistic; cheerful; sunlight
  • 阳台yáng táibalcony; terrace; gallery
  • 太阳能tài yáng néngsolar energy
  • 阳历yáng lìsolar calendar
  • 阳性yáng xìngPositive (medical test)
  • 欧阳ōu yángOuyang; a compound Chinese surname
  • 汾阳fényángFenyang (city in Shanxi)
4.

Readings & Senses

xī yáng(xi yang)
1. [noun]the setting sun[HSK6]
2. [noun/adjective]the setting sun[HSK 3.0 · L7-9]
5.

How to Use 夕阳 in Sentences

Measure Word + Nounwith抹
yī一
mǒ抹
xī夕
yáng阳
neutral
a streak of sunset glow
Adjective + Nounwith美丽
měi美
lì丽
de的
xī夕
yáng阳
Verb + Objectwith看
kàn看
xī夕
yáng阳
neutral
Subject + Predicatewith无限好
xī夕
yáng阳
wú无
xiàn限
hǎo好
Idiomwith西下
xī夕
yáng阳
xī西
xià下
6.

Example Sentences with 夕阳

kàn看
，
xī夕
yáng阳
！
Look, the sunset!
neutral
beautiful sunset
watch the sunset
formal
Written
the sunset is infinitely beautiful
formal
Written
the sun sets in the west
xī夕
yáng阳
de的
yú余
huī晖
sǎ洒
zài在
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
chéng城
qiáng墙
shàng上
，
xiǎn显
de得
gé格
wài外
zhuàng壮
lì丽
。
The afterglow of the setting sun falls on the ancient city wall, making it look exceptionally magnificent.
nǐ你
nán难
dào道
bù不
jué觉
de得
jīn今
tiān天
de的
xī夕
yáng阳
bǐ比
zuó昨
tiān天
gèng更
měi美
ma吗
？
Don't you think today's sunset is more beautiful than yesterday's?
bàng傍
wǎn晚
de的
xī夕
yáng阳
bǎ把
tiān天
kōng空
rǎn染
chéng成
le了
hóng红
sè色
。
The evening sunset dyed the sky red.
wǒ我
men们
zuò坐
zài在
hǎi海
biān边
，
jìng静
jìng静
dì地
xīn欣
shǎng赏
zhe着
měi美
lì丽
de的
xī夕
yáng阳
。
We sat by the sea, quietly admiring the beautiful sunset.