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傍晚
bàngwǎn
Description
傍晚是指白天快要结束、太阳下山的时候，大约在下午五点到七点。
"傍晚" refers to the time when the day is ending and the sun is setting, roughly between 5 and 7 PM.
这个时候天开始变暗，很多人下班回家。
At this time, the sky begins to darken and many people leave work to go home.
Meanings
傍晚bàngwǎn
evening; dusk; nightfall
傍晚的时候，我们一起去公园散步。
In the evening, we went for a walk in the park together.
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Notes
- Etymology
傍 means 'close to' and 晚 means 'night', so 傍晚 is 'near night'.
- Nuance
傍晚 is earlier than 晚上; it points to the dusk period around sunset.
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