日落西山 rì luò xī shān

fig. time of decline

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. time of decline
  2. 2. the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
  3. 3. the end of an era
  4. 4. Sic transit gloria mundi

Characters

Character Meaning
日 rì HSK 2
day; date, day of the month; sun
落 luò HSK 4
to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind
西 xī HSK 1
west; the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙xī bān yá
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain