xiéyáng

斜阳

Word · NounTraditional斜陽

setting sun; evening sun

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

the slanting sun in the evening; the setting sun toward the west

literary

Often used in literary, poetic, or descriptive contexts to evoke imagery of dusk.

Yuǎn远
shān山
xián衔
zhe着
yī一
mǒ抹
xié斜
yáng阳
 ,
yìng映
hóng红
le了
bàn半
biān边
tiān天
 。

The distant hills held a streak of the setting sun, reflecting red across half the sky.

Wǒ我
men们
màn漫
bù步
zài在
xié斜
yáng阳
xià下
 ,
xiǎng享
shòu受
zhe着
bàng傍
wǎn晚
de的
níng宁
jìng静
 。

We strolled beneath the slanting evening sun, enjoying the tranquility of dusk.

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Xiǎo小
qiáo桥
liú流
shuǐ水
 ,
gǔ古
dào道
xī西
fēng风
 ,
xī夕
yáng阳
xī西
xià下
 。

A small bridge over flowing water, an ancient road in the west wind, the evening sun sets in the west.