落日

luòrì
noun #20,428

Meanings

  1. 1 setting sun
  2. 2 sunset

Examples

Tāmen zài hǎibiān kàn zheluò rì mànmàn chén rù shuǐzhōng.
They watched the setting sun slowly sink into the sea.
Luòrì de yú huī 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 (rìluò), which more commonly refers to the time of sunset. 落日 is often used in literary and descriptive contexts.

Stroke Order

luò