How to say “toward evening” in Chinese
toward evening, dusk
“Toward evening” in Chinese is 傍晚, bàng wǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
傍晚 is read bàng wǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 旁 páng “beside” — both the meaning and the sound. 傍晚 — “close to evening”, toward evening.
On the left, 日 “sun”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “傍晚”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 傍晚. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 傍晚我们常常去河边散步。bàngwǎnwǒmenchángchángqùhébiānsànbùToward evening we often go for a walk by the river.
More words from the lesson “At dusk and in the dead of night”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “toward evening” in Chinese?
“Toward evening” in Chinese is 傍晚, pinyin bàngwǎn.
What does 傍晚 mean?
傍晚 (bàngwǎn) means “toward evening, dusk”.
How do you write 傍晚?
傍晚 is 2 characters: 傍 (bàng) — near, close to; 晚 (wǎn) — late, evening. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 傍晚?
傍晚 is read bàngwǎn. Tones: bàng — fourth tone, wǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“toward evening” in the lesson “At dusk and in the dead of night”
This word is from the topic “Time: when and how long” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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