華燈初上 huá dēng chū shàng

early evening when lanterns are first lit

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. early evening when lanterns are first lit

Characters

Character Meaning
華 huá
abbr. for China; magnificent; splendid
燈 dēng
light; lamp; lantern
初 chū HSK 5
(at the) beginning; at first; first
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above