夕阳西下 xī yáng xī xià

the sun sets in the west (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 38511th word

Definitions

  1. 1. the sun sets in the west (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
夕 xī HSK 5
evening; dusk; Taiwan pr. xì
阳 yáng HSK 3
Yang, opposite: 阴yīn; sun; male principle (Taoism)
西 xī HSK 1
west; the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙xī bān yá
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down