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华灯初上
huá​dēng​chū​shàng

at dusk

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 华灯 華燈 huá​dēng
    decorated lantern
    A beautifully decorated lantern or a bright, brilliant light; also refers to the lights of a city street at night.
  2. 初 chū nounadjective
    just
    happening for the first time or having just started to occur
  3. 上 shàng particleverb
    to apply
    to put on; to paint; to fix or install; to screw or wind up