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日出

rìchū
noun #9,804

Meanings

  1. 1 sunrise

Characters

日
rì
sun; day
出
chū
to come out; to emerge
Literally 'the sun comes out.'

Examples

HSK 1
我们早起去看日出。
Wǒmen zǎoqǐ qù kàn rìchū.
We got up early to watch the sunrise.
HSK 4
日出时分，天空变成了金色。
Rìchū shífēn, tiānkōng biànchéng le jīnsè.
At sunrise, the sky turned golden.
HSK 7-9
山顶的日出非常壮观。
Shāndǐng de rìchū fēicháng zhuàngguān.
The sunrise from the mountaintop is spectacular.

Tips

usage
The opposite is 日落 (rìluò, sunset). Together 日出日落 describes the cycle of a day. Another common pairing is 日出而作，日落而息 (work at sunrise, rest at sunset).

Stroke Order

日 rì
出 chū