落山

luòshān

verb

Meanings

1 (of the sun) to set
2 to go down behind the hills

Characters

to go down; to set

mountain; hills

Examples

HSK 3

太阳落山了，我们回家吧。

Tàiyang luòshān le, wǒmen huí jiā ba.

The sun has set, let's go home.

HSK 3

冬天不到五点，太阳就落山了。

Dōngtiān búdào wǔ diǎn, tàiyang jiù luòshān le.

In winter, the sun sets before five o'clock.

Tips

usage

太阳落山 is the everyday way to say the sun goes down; 日落 is more written. 落 here is luò, not là or lào.

Stroke Order

落 luò

山 shān