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黄昏 (huáng hūn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

黄昏 (huáng hūn) is a Chinese word: dusk. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 黄昏

名 míng noun

dusk

我喜欢在黄昏散步。

wǒ xǐ huan zài huáng hūn sàn bù

I like to take walks at dusk.

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Word breakdown

黄 huáng — yellow; describes the yellowish color of the sky at dusk

Words with this character (3)
  • 1 黄色 huáng sè — yellow HSK 3
    • 黄 yellow (the hue)
    • 色 color
    Example

    她穿了一件黄色的衣服。

    tā chuān le yī jiàn huáng sè de yī fu

    She wore a yellow piece of clothing.

  • 2 黄瓜 huáng guā — cucumber HSK 5
    • 黄 yellow (referring to the color of overripe cucumbers)
    • 瓜 melon/gourd (indicating it belongs to the gourd family)
    Example

    这个黄瓜很新鲜。

    zhè ge huáng guā hěn xīn xiān

    This cucumber is very fresh.

  • 3 黄金 huáng jīn — gold HSK 5
    • 黄 yellow (color descriptor)
    • 金 gold, metal
    Example

    黄金是一种贵重的金属。

    huáng jīn shì yī zhǒng guì zhòng de jīn shǔ

    Gold is a precious metal.

昏 hūn — dim, dark; describes the fading light and approaching darkness

Words with this character (1)
  • 1 昏迷 hūn mí — unconscious HSK 7
    • 昏 unconscious, dim
    • 迷 lost awareness, confused
    Example

    他在车祸中受伤昏迷了。

    tā zài chē huò zhōng shòu shāng hūn mí le

    He was injured in a car accident and lost consciousness.

Structure & writing
1 黄 huáng — yellow (color like a loofah or sunflower blossom)
黄 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 6
横 héng horizontal (opposite of vertical 竖/直)

黄 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 昏 hūn — dusk; twilight
昏 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 3
婚 hūn to marry; for a man and woman to become husband and wife

consists of

2.1 氏 shì — clan name; in ancient times distinguished from surname (姓), later the two merged and became interchangeable
氏 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 3
纸 zhǐ paper, usually made from plant fibers
HSK 7
昏 hūn dusk; twilight
2.2 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 characters
HSK 1
早 zǎo morning 时 shí time; a relatively long period of time during which matter continuously changes or develops 明 míng bright; light (opposite of "dark") 星 xīng stars twinkling in the night sky 昨 zuó yesterday
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晚 wǎn evening; night 间 jiān between; the space where two periods of time or things meet
HSK 2
晴 qíng clear, sunny (of sky or weather; opposite of overcast) 最 zuì most; -est (superlative degree)
HSK 3
冒 mào to rise; to emerge; to come out 复 fù to repeat; to do more than once 旧 jiù old; outdated (opposite of '新') 易 yì easy; not difficult (opposite of 难) 照 zhào (of light) shine on an object
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者 zhě particle after adjectives or verbs indicating a person or thing with that quality or doing that action 阳 yáng yang, one of the two opposing forces in Chinese philosophy (opposite of 阴) 音 yīn sound; pronunciation 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)
HSK 4
厚 hòu thick (of a flat object, opposite of 薄) 晨 chén early morning; dawn; sometimes broadly referring to the period from midnight to noon 普 pǔ universal; widespread 景 jǐng situation; circumstance 暂 zàn brief, short in time (opposite of 久)
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暑 shǔ hot, sweltering (opposite of 寒) 暖 nuǎn warm, neither cold nor hot
HSK 5
旦 dàn dawn; early morning 昆 kūn (class.) elder brother 映 yìng to reflect (an image via light) 显 xiǎn visible; obvious; evident 晒 shài （of the sun）to shine on something
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智 zhì wise; intelligent 暗 àn dark, dim (opposite of 明) 暴 bào sudden and violent; fierce and swift 替 tì to replace; to substitute
HSK 6
宴 yàn to host a banquet; to feast together 旬 xún a period of ten days; a month has three such periods: upper, middle, and lower 旱 hàn drought; dry (opposite of 涝) 昂 áng to raise high, to hold up 晕 yūn to faint; to lose consciousness
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晰 xī clear, distinct 晾 liàng to dry clothes in the sun or in a ventilated place 踏 tà to step on; to go to a place in person
HSK 7
嗜 shì to love, to have a particular fondness for 塌 tā to collapse, cave in 捏 niē to pinch (with thumb and fingers) 旨 zhǐ delicious; tasty 旭 xù (lit.) the first rays of the morning sun
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旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of fire) blazing fiercely 昌 chāng prosperous; flourishing 昏 hūn dusk; twilight 昔 xī the past; former times (opposite of 今) 昧 mèi confused; ignorant 晃 huàng to shake, to sway 晋 jìn to advance, move forward or upward 晓 xiǎo dawn, daybreak 晤 wù to meet, to see (someone) 晶 jīng bright; luminous 暄 xuān (lit.) warm (of sunlight); pleasantly warm 暧 ài (lit.) dim, obscure (of sunlight) 暮 mù dusk, the time of sunset 曙 shǔ dawn; daybreak 曝 bào used in "曝光": ① (photography) exposure of film or photosensitive paper to light; ② (figurative) to expose hidden matters to public 莫 mò (lit.) no one; nothing 蹋 tà to tread on; to step on 隙 xì crack; crevice 鲁 lǔ dull; stupid

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