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太阳 tài yáng

HSK 3 word · traditional 太陽

Meanings

• sun
• sunlight; sunshine
• temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太阳穴)

Characters

• 太 tài: highest
• 阳 yáng: positive (electric.)

Example sentences

太阳刚下山。
The sun has just sunk below the horizon.
Tatoeba #2298504 by fercheung (CC BY 2.0 FR)

太阳在西边下山。
The sun sets in the west.
Tatoeba #2595792 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)

太阳下山了。
The sun is going down.
Tatoeba #9501215 by BobbyLee (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).