Chinese word

傍晚

Pronunciation

Pinyinbàng wǎn

Meaning

  • nounevening

Example

傍晚我们一起散步吧。bàng wǎn wǒ men yì qǐ sàn bù ba

Let's take a walk together in the evening.

Illustration for 傍晚 (evening)

More examples

傍晚时分，街灯逐渐亮起来。bàng wǎn shí fēn jiē dēng zhú jiàn liàng qǐ lái

At dusk, the streetlights gradually come on.

Core concept

The fading edge of daylight as daytime gives way to night.

Common phrases

  • 傍晚时分bàng wǎn shí fēn

    at dusk

  • 傍晚散步bàng wǎn sàn bù

    evening stroll

  • 傍晚来临bàng wǎn lái lín

    evening arrives

Similar words

下午xià wǔ: The daytime period after noon and before evening begins.
晚上wǎn shàng: The night period beginning in the evening and continuing until late at night.
黄昏huáng hūn: The brief dim period as the sun begins to set.

Definition in Chinese

指太阳接近下山、白天逐渐转入黑夜的时段，通常是人们结束白天活动的时刻。zhǐ tài yáng jiē jìn xià shān bái tiān zhú jiàn zhuǎn rù hēi yè de shí duàn tōng cháng shì rén men jié shù bái tiān huó dòng de shí kè

Word origin

傍晚 (bàngwǎn, "evening") combines 傍 (bàng, "near") with 晚 (wǎn, "evening"), placing the time near the end of the day.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, it naturally sets the time for plans or events, but it is a time label rather than a standard greeting formula.

Other meanings

  • dusknoun
  • sunsetnoun

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