míng
暝
sunset; dusk; to grow dark
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
(of the sun) to set; to grow dark; to approach nightfall
literaryLiterary term describing the transition from day to night, often used in classical poetry and prose to evoke a sense of melancholy or closure.
Rì日
jiāng将
míng暝
，
fēi飞
niǎo鸟
guī归
lín林
。
As the sun was about to set, the birds returned to the forest.
Tiān天
yǐ已
míng暝
，
shān山
lù路
nán难
biàn辨
。
It was already dark, making the mountain path hard to distinguish.
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Míng暝
sè色
sì四
hé合
，
wàn万
lài籁
jù俱
jì寂
。
The shades of dusk closed in from all sides, and all was silent.
noun
dusk; twilight; nightfall
literaryRefers to the time of day when light fades; used in literary contexts to set a scene or mood.
Shān山
lù路
zài在
míng暝
sè色
zhōng中
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
mó模
hu糊
。
The mountain path gradually blurred in the twilight.
Bó薄
míng暝
shí时
fēn分
，
yú渔
zhōu舟
chàng唱
wǎn晚
。
At the time of twilight, fishing boats sang the evening song.
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Dú独
zuò坐
yōu幽
huáng篁
lǐ里
，
tán弹
qín琴
fù复
cháng长
xiào啸
，
shēn深
lín林
rén人
bù不
zhī知
，
míng明
yuè月
lái来
xiāng相
zhào照
。
（
王
维
《
竹
里
馆
》
意
境
相
关
）
Sitting alone in the dark bamboo grove, playing the zither and singing my long song; deep in the woods, no one knows I am there—only the bright moon comes to shine on me.