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Definition
Dusk, sunset, or the time of evening twilight.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the transitional period between day and night, often carrying a slightly poetic or sentimental connotation in conversation. While it functions as a noun, it is frequently used with 嗰陣 to pinpoint the exact time of day. It is more descriptive and evocative than simply saying 夜晚 or 日落.
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Do you like going for a walk by the seaside at dusk?
Related words
Common phrases
at the time of dusk
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe the entire evening period, as it specifically targets the short window of twilight. For general evening time, use 夜晚 instead.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
