黄昏 (huáng hūn) — dusk; nightfall
Definition
黄昏 refers specifically to the twilight hour around sunset — narrower and more poetic than 傍晚. More literary than 晚上 ('evening'), which covers the whole post-sunset period.
noun
dusknightfall
Examples
- 黄昏，。huáng hūn Shí fēn, tiān kōng biàn chéng jú hóng sè.At dusk, the sky turns orange-red.
- 黄昏。Tā men xǐ huan zài huáng hūn shí qù hé biān diào yú.They like to go fishing by the river at dusk.
- 黄昏，。huáng hūn Zhī hòu, chéng shì de dēng guāng zhú jiàn liàng qǐ.After dusk, the city's lights gradually come on.
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