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The Chinese word bangwan - 傍晚 - bàngwǎn
(at nightfall in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
bàngwǎn
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English translations
at nightfall,
at dusk, toward evening
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of bàngwǎn are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 傍晚 ( bangwan / bàngwǎn ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Women bangwan qu sanbu.
Wǒmen bàngwǎn qù sànbù.– English translation: We go for a walk in the early evening.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to be close to | evening
傍晚 ( bangwan / bàngwǎn ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 529)
傍晚 ( bangwan / bàngwǎn ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 529)
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