日出

rìchū
noun #9,804

Meanings

  1. 1 sunrise

Characters

Literally 'the sun comes out.'

Examples

HSK 1
Wǒmen zǎoqǐ qù kàn rìchū.
We got up early to watch the sunrise.
HSK 4
Rìchū shífēn, tiānkōng biànchéng le jīnsè.
At sunrise, the sky turned golden.
HSK 7-9
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 日出日落 (work at sunrise, rest at sunset).

Stroke Order

chū