旭日东升

旭日東昇
xùrì-dōngshēng
idiom #72,050

Meanings

  1. 1 the morning sun rises in the east
  2. 2 full of youthful vigor and promise

Examples

HSK 6
Wǒmen dào shāndǐng de shíhou, zhènghǎo xùrì-dōngshēng.
Just as we reached the summit, the sun was rising in the east.
HSK 6
Jīngguò duō nián de kùnnan, gōngsī zhōngyú yínglái le xùrì-dōngshēng de xīn júmiàn.
After years of difficulty, the company finally entered a bright new phase, like the sun rising in the east.

Tips

culture
A favorite image for youth and new beginnings. 毛泽东 told Chinese students in Moscow in 1957 that young people are like the sun at eight or nine in the morning, a line still quoted to students.

Stroke Order

旭 xù
日 rì
东 dōng
升 shēng