晚霞

wǎnxiá
noun HSK 7-9 #47,907

Measure Word

晚霞 piàn

Meanings

  1. 1 sunset glow
  2. 2 rosy clouds at sunset

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒmen zài tiāntái shàng zuò zhe, děng yì chǎng wǎnxiá.
We sat up on the roof waiting for the evening colors.
HSK 6
Shèyǐngshī wèile yí piàn wǎnxiá zài shāndǐng děng le sān gè xiǎoshí.
The photographer waited three hours on the summit for one good sunset.
HSK 7-9
Wǎnxiá bǎ zhěng piàn jiāngmiàn rǎnchéng le júhóngsè.
The sunset glow turned the whole river orange-red.

Tips

culture
Paired with 朝霞, the morning glow, in an old weather saying: 朝霞出门晚霞, red sky at dawn keeps you home, red sky at dusk means a clear day's travelling ahead.
usage
Names the colored light and the clouds carrying it, not the event of the sun going down. Watching the sun drop below the horizon is 日落; staying on for the colors afterwards is 晚霞.

Stroke Order

wǎn
xiá