pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
夕
夕
xi1
dusk; evening; Taiwan pr.
strokes
3
radical
strokes after radical
0
宾夕法尼亚
賓夕法尼亞
bin1 xi1 fa3 ni2 ya4
Pennsylvania
宾夕法尼亚大学
賓夕法尼亞大學
bin1 xi1 fa3 ni2 ya4 da4 xue2
University of Pennsylvania
宾夕法尼亚州
賓夕法尼亞州
bin1 xi1 fa3 ni2 ya4 zhou1
Pennsylvania
除夕
除夕
chu2 xi1
lunar New Year's Eve
花朝月夕
花朝月夕
hua1 zhao1 yue4 xi1
a beautiful day; cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
命在旦夕
命在旦夕
ming4 zai4 dan4 xi1
to be at death's door (idiom)
七夕
七夕
qi1 xi1
double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month; girls' festival; Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
七夕节
七夕節
qi1 xi1 jie2
Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month; girls' festival; Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
前夕
前夕
qian2 xi1
eve; the day before
圣诞前夕
聖誕前夕
sheng4 dan4 qian2 xi1
Christmas eve
天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
天有不測風雲,人有旦夕禍福
tian1 you3 bu4 ce4 feng1 yun2 - ren2 you3 dan4 xi1 huo4 fu2
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
万圣节前夕
萬聖節前夕
wan4 sheng4 jie2 qian2 xi1
All Saints' Eve; Halloween
危在旦夕
危在旦夕
wei1 zai4 dan4 xi1
in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis
夕阳
夕陽
xi1 yang2
sunset; the setting sun
夕阳产业
夕陽產業
xi1 yang2 chan3 ye4
sunset industry; declining industry
夕阳西下
夕陽西下
xi1 yang2 xi1 xia4
the sun sets in the west (idiom)
夕照
夕照
xi1 zhao4
glow of the setting sun
小除夕
小除夕
xiao3 chu2 xi1
the day before New Year's Eve
新年前夕
新年前夕
xin1 nian2 qian2 xi1
New Year's eve
一夕
一夕
yi1 xi1
overnight; instantly; very quickly
一夕数惊
一夕數驚
yi1 xi1 shu4 jing1
one scare after another (idiom); in a constant state of tension
一朝一夕
一朝一夕
yi1 zhao1 yi1 xi1
lit. one morning and one evening (idiom); fig. in a short period of time; overnight
月夕
月夕
yue4 xi1
Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
朝不保夕
朝不保夕
zhao1 bu4 bao3 xi1
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; imminent crisis; living from hand to mouth
朝不虑夕
朝不慮夕
zhao1 bu4 lv4 xi1
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; imminent crisis; living from hand to mouth
朝过夕改
朝過夕改
zhao1 guo4 xi1 gai3
to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom); to quickly amend one's ways
朝花夕拾
朝花夕拾
zhao1 hua1 xi1 shi1
"Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅
朝令夕改
朝令夕改
zhao1 ling4 xi1 gai3
to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
朝乾夕惕
朝乾夕惕
zhao1 qian2 xi1 ti4
cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
朝闻夕改
朝聞夕改
zhao1 wen2 xi1 gai3
lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening; to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
朝夕
朝夕
zhao1 xi1
morning and night; all the time
朝饔夕飧
朝饔夕飧
zhao1 yong1 xi1 sun1
lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom); fig. to do nothing but eat and drink
只争旦夕
只爭旦夕
zhi3 zheng1 dan4 xi1
see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕
只争朝夕
只爭朝夕
zhi3 zheng1 zhao1 xi1
to seize every minute (idiom); to make the best use of one's time