暮 (mù) - dusk, evening, sunset & late, declining, approaching the end

暮Tone 4

mù ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

慕娜

暮 · mù

dusk, evening, sunset;

late, declining, approaching the end

dusk, evening, sunsetlate, declining, approaching the end

Usage highlights

duskevening glowlate years/old agesunsetevening belllate spring

Synonyms

  • 晚— evening, late
  • 夕— evening, dusk
  • 昏— dusk, twilight

Antonyms

  • 朝— morning, dawn
  • 晨— morning, daybreak
  • 早— early, morning

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The sunset is beautiful (暮色很美).
  • He works from dawn to dusk (他朝九暮五地工作).
  • In his later years (在他的暮年).
  • The evening glow is spectacular (暮霭壮观).

Collocations

  • dusk(暮色)
  • evening glow(暮霭)
  • late years/old age(暮年)
  • sunset(暮日)
  • evening bell(暮钟)
  • late spring(暮春)

Idioms

  • Morning and evening(朝朝暮暮)
  • Morning Qin and evening Chu — fickle in one's allegiance(朝秦暮楚)
  • Morning thought, evening longing — constant thought(朝思暮想)
  • Morning sutra, evening condemnation — capricious(朝经暮史)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Represents the end of the day, metaphorically used for old age or the declining phase of life.
  • Often appears in classical poetry to evoke melancholy or the passage of time.
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, dusk corresponds to the time when yin energy grows.

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