Chinese word

日落

Pronunciation

Pinyinrì luò

Meaning

  • nounsunset

Example

今天的日落很美。jīn tiān de rì luò hěn měi

Today's sunset is beautiful.

Illustration for 日落 (sunset)

More examples

傍晚我们一起去海边看日落。bàng wǎn wǒ men yì qǐ qù hǎi biān kàn rì luò

In the evening, we go to the beach together to watch the sunset.

Core concept

The sun reaches the horizon and slips from the daytime sky, marking the change toward night.

Common phrases

  • 去看日落qù kàn rì luò

    go watch the sunset

  • 在阳台看日落zài yáng tái kàn rì luò

    watch the sunset from the balcony

  • 欣赏日落xīn shǎng rì luò

    enjoy the sunset

Similar words

夕阳xī yáng: The red, glowing sun seen in the western sky in the evening.
黄昏huáng hūn: The period after sunset when the sky gradually grows dark.

Definition in Chinese

太阳沉到地平线以下，天由明变暗的时刻或过程；指太阳下山的那一刻或整个落日的景象。tài yáng chén dào dì píng xiàn yǐ xià tiān yóu míng biàn àn de shí kè huò guò chéng zhǐ tài yáng xià shān de nà yí kè huò zhěng gè luò rì de jǐng xiàng

Word origin

日 (rì, "sun") + 落 (luò, "fall") forms a compound for the sun's downward movement and the time or scene associated with it.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, 日落 (rìluò, "sunset") can be followed directly by 很美 (hěn měi, "very beautiful"), whereas English normally needs a linking verb in "the sunset is beautiful".

Other meanings

  • evening sunnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 日落时分rì luò shí fēnsunset timenoun

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