落日

luòrì

noun #20,428

Meanings

1 setting sun
2 sunset

Characters

fall / set / descend

Examples

HSK 6

他们在海边看着落日慢慢沉入水中。

Tāmen zài hǎibiān kàn zhe luòrì mànmàn chén rù shuǐzhōng.

They watched the setting sun slowly sink into the sea.

HSK 7-9

落日的余晖染红了整片天空。

Luòrì de yúhuī rǎn hóng le zhěng piàn tiānkōng.

The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the whole sky red.

Tips

usage

落日 is the sun in the act of setting, with a poetic register. Compare 日落, which more commonly refers to the time of sunset. 落日 is often used in literary and descriptive contexts.

Stroke Order

落 luò

日 rì