evening, night, dusk; slanted

HSK 5 #2003

DEFINITIONS

夕 xī
  • dusk
  • evening
  • Taiwan pr. [xi4]

STROKES

夕 stroke order diagram
夕 stroke order animation

WORDS

天有不测风云,人有旦祸福 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
天有不測風雲,人有旦禍福 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
小除 xiǎo chú xī the day before New Year's Eve
新年前 xīn nián qián xī New Year's eve
yuè xī Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
朝不虑 zhāo bù lǜ xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; imminent crisis; living from hand to mouth
朝不慮 zhāo bù lǜ xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; imminent crisis; living from hand to mouth
朝乾惕 zhāo qián xī tì cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
朝令改 zhāo lìng xī gǎi to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
朝闻改 zhāo wén xī gǎi lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening; to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
朝聞改 zhāo wén xī gǎi lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening; to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
朝花拾 zhāo huā xī shī "Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
朝过改 zhāo guò xī gǎi to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom); to quickly amend one's ways
朝過改 zhāo guò xī gǎi to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom); to quickly amend one's ways
朝饔飧 zhāo yōng xī sūn lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom); fig. to do nothing but eat and drink
圣诞前 shèng dàn qián xī Christmas eve
聖誕前 shèng dàn qián xī Christmas eve
花朝月 huā zhāo yuè xī a beautiful day; cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
万圣节前 wàn shèng jié qián xī All Saints' Eve; Halloween
萬聖節前 wàn shèng jié qián xī All Saints' Eve; Halloween
法尼亚 bīn xī fǎ ní yà Pennsylvania
法尼亞 bīn xī fǎ ní yà Pennsylvania
法尼亚大学 bīn xī fǎ ní yà dà xué University of Pennsylvania
法尼亞大學 bīn xī fǎ ní yà dà xué University of Pennsylvania
法尼亞州 bīn xī fǎ ní yà zhōu Pennsylvania