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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.the declining sun
夕阳如血。
The sunset is lurid.
夕阳西斜。
The sun has slanted to the west.
夕阳的光辉没于黑暗中。
Twilight merged into darkness.
- 2
n.metathe evening/sunset (of one's life)
这老人很清楚自己已夕阳无多。
The old man knows that few years remain for him.
- 3
adj.metafading
造船业是夕阳产业。
Shipbuilding is a dying business.
Word usage
- common measure word"夕阳" is often matched with measure word "轮"or"片"or"缕".
一轮夕阳
one setting sun
一片夕阳
one setting sun
一缕夕阳
one ray of the setting sun