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恓

Character · NounTraditional夕

evening; night; dusk

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

evening; night; dusk

Often used in literary or formal contexts to refer to the evening hours. Frequently appears in compound words related to night or evening.

Xī夕
yáng阳
wú无
xiàn限
hǎo好
 ，
zhǐ只
shì是
jìn近
huáng黄
hūn昏
 。

The setting sun is infinitely beautiful, yet it is close to dusk.

Tā他
men们
zhāo朝
xī夕
xiāng相
chǔ处
 ，
gǎn感
qíng情
shēn深
hòu厚
 。

They are together day and night, with deep affection.

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Chú除
xī夕
yè夜
 ，
quán全
jiā家
yī一
qǐ起
chī吃
nián年
yè夜
fàn饭
 。

On New Year's Eve, the whole family eats the reunion dinner together.

2.

noun

the latter part of a period; the end of a time

literary

Used in abstract contexts to refer to the final phase of an era, period, or event.

Zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
qián前
xī夕
 ，
chéng城
shì市
lǒng笼
zhào罩
zài在
jǐn紧
zhāng张
de的
qì气
fēn氛
zhōng中
 。

On the eve of war, the city was shrouded in a tense atmosphere.

Zhè这
shì是
dì帝
guó国
shuāi衰
luò落
de的
xī夕
zhào照
shí时
qī期
 。

This was the twilight period of the empire's decline.