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暮

mù
noun #21,081

Meanings

  1. 1 dusk
  2. 2 evening
  3. 3 sunset
  4. 4 late (in a period)

Examples

夕阳西下，暮色渐渐降临。
Xīyáng xī xià, mùsè jiànjiàn jiànglín.
As the sun set in the west, dusk gradually fell.
暮春时节，百花凋零。
Mù chūn shíjié, bǎihuā diāolíng.
At the end of spring, flowers wither and fall.

Tips

usage
暮 is classical and rarely used alone in modern speech. It appears in poetic compounds: 暮色 (twilight/dusk), 暮年 (old age / twilight years), 暮春 (late spring), 日暮 (nightfall). Compare 黄昏 (dusk), the modern everyday word.

Stroke Order

暮 mù