dusk; getting dark
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
getting dark; dusk; twilight
dialectA descriptive, onomatopoeic dialect term (方言). It describes the transitional period when daylight is fading but complete darkness has not yet set in. Often used in a poetic or atmospheric way.
Tiān天
mā麻
mɑ麻
hēi黑
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
děi得
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
huí回
jiā家
。
It's getting dark; we need to hurry home.
Mā麻
mɑ麻
hēi黑
de的
shí时
hou候
，
biān蝙
fú蝠
kāi开
shǐ始
fēi飞
chū出
lái来
。
At dusk, bats start to fly out.
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Mā麻
mɑ麻
hēi黑
de的
tiān天
sè色
lǐ里
，
cūn村
tóu头
yī一
dài带
huī灰
sè色
de的
zhuān砖
qiáng墙
zhú逐
jiàn渐
mó模
hu糊
qǐ起
lái来
。
In the dim light of dusk, the gray brick walls around the village entrance gradually became indistinct.