金乌西坠，玉兔东升 jīn wū xī zhuì ， yù tù dōng shēng

sun sets in west, moon rises in east; sunset

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
  2. 2. fig. at sunset

Characters

Character Meaning
金 jīn HSK 4
gold; money; golden
乌 wū HSK 6
black; crow; surname Wu
西 xī HSK 1
west; the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙xī bān yá
坠 zhuì HSK 6
to fall; to drop; to weigh down
玉 yù HSK 5
jade
兔 tù HSK 5
rabbit; variant of 兔tù
东 dōng HSK 1
east; surname Dong
升 shēng HSK 5
to ascend; to promote; to rise in rank