夕

xī

evening, night, dusk; slanted

How to write 夕, stroke by stroke

(bound form) sunset; dusk; (bound form) evening; night; Taiwan pr. [xi4]

Pictographic: A crescent moon

Made of 勹 + 丶

前夕qián xīeve; the day before
夕阳xī yángsunset; the setting sun
除夕chú xīlunar New Year's Eve
危在旦夕wēi zài dàn xīin imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis
一夕yī xīovernight; instantly; very quickly
夕照xī zhàoglow of the setting sun
小除夕xiǎo chú xīthe day before New Year's Eve
月夕yuè xīMid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
朝夕zhāo xīmorning and night; all the time
夕发朝至xī fā zhāo zhìto depart in the evening and arrive the next morning; overnight (train)
夕阳产业xī yáng chǎn yèsunset industry; declining industry
新年前夕xīn nián qián xīNew Year's eve

英语不是一朝一夕就能学会的。
yīng yǔ bú shì yì cháo yì xī jiù néng xué huì de 。
English cannot be mastered overnight.
美丽的夕阳，不是吗？
měi lì de xī yáng ， bú shì ma ？
A beautiful sunset, isn't it?
我们看著夕阳西下。
wǒ men kàn zhù xī yáng xī xià 。
We are watching the sun set.
学习语言永远不是一朝一夕的事。
xué xí yǔ yán yǒng yuǎn bú shì yì cháo yì xī de shì 。
Whatever language you study, it takes time.
考试前夕，他特别焦虑。
kǎo shì qián xī ， tā tè bié jiāo lǜ 。
He was very anxious on the eve of the exam.