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残阳

Word · NounTraditional殘陽

setting sun; evening sun

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

setting sun; evening sun

literary

A literary and somewhat poetic term often used to evoke imagery of dusk, the end of the day, or metaphorically, a fading era or life.

Xī西
biān边
de的
cán残
yáng阳
bǎ把
tiān天
kōng空
rǎn染
chéng成
le了
jú橘
hóng红
sè色
 。

The setting sun in the west dyed the sky orange-red.

Lǎo老
rén人
zuò坐
zài在
hé河
biān边
 ,
jìng静
jìng静
de地
kàn看
zhe着
cán残
yáng阳
 。

The old man sat by the river, quietly watching the evening sun.

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Yī一
mǒ抹
cán残
yáng阳
yìng映
zhào照
zhe着
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
chéng城
qiáng墙
 。

A touch of the setting sun illuminated the ancient city wall.