xī yáng
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  • 1

    n.the declining sun

    • xī yáng rú xuè

      夕阳

      The sunset is lurid.

    • xī yáng xī xié

      夕阳西

      The sun has slanted to the west.

    • xī yáng de guāng huī mò yú hēi àn zhōng

      夕阳光辉黑暗

      Twilight merged into darkness.

  • 2

    n.metathe evening/sunset (of one's life)

    • zhè lǎo rén hěn qīng chu zì jǐ yǐ xī yáng wú duō

      老人清楚自己夕阳

      The old man knows that few years remain for him.

  • 3

    adj.metafading

    • zào chuán yè shì xī yáng chǎn yè

      造船业夕阳产业

      Shipbuilding is a dying business.

Word usage

  • "夕阳" is often matched with measure word "轮"or"片"or"缕".
    • 夕阳

      one setting sun

    • 夕阳

      one setting sun

    • 夕阳

      one ray of the setting sun