傍晚 (bàngwǎn) · evening

傍晚 (bàngwǎn) means “evening; dusk; toward evening”. It is written with 2 characters: 傍 (beside) + 晚 (late). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 傍晚 is built

The characters

傍 bàng · beside

What 傍 is made of

亻rén — person
旁páng — side
- 立lì — to stand
  - 亠tóu — lid
  - 丷ha — kwukyel
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 方fāng — square
  - 亠tóu — lid

晚 wǎn · late

What 晚 is made of

日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
免miǎn — to spare
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: Avoiding 免 the sun 日; 免 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

傍晚的时候，我们去散步。Bàngwǎn de shíhou, wǒmen qù sànbù.We go for a walk in the evening.

他傍晚才回到家。Tā bàngwǎn cái huídào jiā.He didn't get home until evening.

Questions about 傍晚

What does 傍晚 mean?

傍晚 (bàngwǎn) means “evening; dusk; toward evening”.

How do you pronounce 傍晚?

傍晚 is pronounced bàngwǎn.

Which HSK level is 傍晚?

傍晚 is in Old HSK 5.

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It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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