night falls; after dark
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
night falls; to grow dark
Describes the transition from day to night. Often used with time expressions like 时分 or 后.
Rù入
yè夜
shí时
fēn分
，
jiē街
dēng灯
lù陆
xù续
liàng亮
qǐ起
。
When night falls, the street lights come on one after another.
Rù入
yè夜
hòu后
，
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
biàn变
de得
gèng更
jiā加
rè热
nao闹
。
After night falls, this city becomes even more lively.
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Rù入
yè夜
，
dēng灯
huǒ火
tōng通
míng明
。
As night falls, the lights are blazing.