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    Expressing "the setting sun" with 夕阳 (xīyáng)

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    Explanation

    The noun 夕阳 (xīyáng) means "the setting sun" or "evening sun" and refers to the sun as it descends toward the horizon at dusk. It is a poetic and literary term frequently used in classical Chinese poetry to evoke feelings of beauty, nostalgia, or the passage of time. It combines 夕 (evening) and 阳 (sun).

    Examples

    • 站在山顶看夕阳，美得让人说不出话。

      Zhàn zài shāndǐng kàn xīyáng, měi de ràng rén shuō bù chū huà.

      Standing on the mountaintop watching the sunset, the beauty leaves you speechless.

    • 夕阳把整片天空染成了橙红色。

      Xīyáng bǎ zhěng piàn tiānkōng rǎn chéng le chénghóng sè.

      The sunset dyed the entire sky orange-red.

    • 老人喜欢在夕阳下沿着河边散步。

      Lǎorén xǐhuan zài xīyáng xià yán zhe hébiān sànbù.

      The old man likes to take walks along the river at sunset.

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