夕阳西下 xī yáng xī xià

DEFINITIONS

  1. the sun sets in the west (idiom)

CHARACTERS

夕 xī evening, night, dusk; slanted
阳 yáng 'male' principle; light; sun
西 xī west(ern); westward, occident
下 xià under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down