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夕
xī
Main
English Definitiondusk; evening
Simplified Script夕
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinxī, Taiwan pr. xì
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄒㄧ, Taiwan pr. ㄒㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zik6
Part of Speech(名) noun

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Words With Same Head Word    
夕阳xīyángsunset; the setting sun
夕阳西下xīyáng xī xiàthe sun sets in the west (idiom)
夕照xīzhàoglow of the setting sun
夕线石xī xiàn shífibrolite
夕幕xīmùgloaming
Words With Same Tail Word    
前夕qiánxīeve; the day before
除夕chúxīlunar New Year's Eve
七夕qīxīdouble seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month; girls' festival; Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
一朝一夕yīzhāo yī xīlit. one morning and one evening (idiom); fig. in a short period of time; overnight
朝夕zhāoxīmorning and night; all the time
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