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Meaning of 夕

Pinyin xī

Radical

夕

Strokes

Definition

evening, dusk

Usage

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夕 [xī] 名 1. Evening, at sunset. For example: "朝不保夕" (not even being able to guarantee living until the evening). "周礼·天官·宫正" states: "为之版以待，夕击柝而比之." (Prepare to wait for them, and strike the watch at evening, excluding others.) 2. Generally refers to night. For example: "终夕不寐" (unable to sleep all night), "一夕长谈" (long talk through the night). In Du Fu's poem "赠卫八处士": "今夕复何夕，共此灯烛光." (What evening is it again tonight, sharing the light of this lamp?). In Qing dynasty, Hong Sheng’s "长生殿·第二出": "此夕欢娱，风清月朗，笑他梦雨暗高唐." (On this evening filled with joy, with a clear wind and bright moon, laughing at the dark dreams of high Tang.) 3. One of the 214 radicals. 1. Sunset; dusk. 2. Evening; night. 3. Refers to the last period of the year or the latter part of a month. 4. Same as "汐". Evening tide; night tide. 动 To have an audience with an emperor in the evening. "柳宗元《朝日说》" states: "古者旦见曰朝，暮见曰夕." (In ancient times, a morning audience was called "朝", and an evening audience was called "夕.") In "左传·成公十二年": "百官承事，朝而不夕." (All officials serve but do not come in the evening.)

前夕 qián xī

eve / the day before

除夕 Chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

夕阳 xī yáng

sunset / the setting sun

朝夕相处 zhāo xī xiāng chǔ

be together morning and night / be closely associated

一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī

lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight

旦夕 dàn xī

this morning or evening -- in a short while

朝夕 zhāo xī

morning and night / all the time

危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī

in imminent peril (idiom) / on the brink of crisis

宾夕法尼亚州 Bīn xī fǎ ní yà zhōu

Pennsylvania

夕照 xī zhào

glow of the setting sun

夕阳西下 xī yáng xī xià

the sun sets in the west (idiom)

七夕 Qī xī

double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting

今夕 jīn xī

Tonight

宾夕法尼亚 Bīn xī fǎ ní yà

Pennsylvania

除夕夜 chú xī yè

New Year's Eve / Lunar New Year's Eve

朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth

命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī

to be at death's door (idiom)

夕阳红 xī yáng hóng

sunset glow

只争朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī

to seize every minute (idiom) / to make the best use of one's time

晨夕 chén xī

Morning and evening

朝乾夕惕 zhāo qián xī tì

cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)