落日 (là) — setting sun
Definition
Literary/literary-flavored noun for 'the setting sun' — more poetic and written than the everyday 夕阳. Both refer to the same image; 落日 leans toward formal prose or titles.
noun
setting sun
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，落日。Qiū tiān de shí hou, là hěn měi.The setting sun is very beautiful in autumn.
- ，落日。Xī yáng xī xià, là yìng hóng le tiān kōng.As the sun sets in the west, the setting sun reddens the sky.
- 落日，。Zhàn zài shān dǐng kàn là, xīn qíng hěn píng jìng.Standing on the mountaintop watching the setting sun, I feel very calm.
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