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title: "Bangwan Meaning: 傍晚 (bàngwǎn) Means “dusk”"
description: "傍晚 (bàngwǎn) means “dusk; toward evening”. Hear its tones, see what 傍 and 晚 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangwan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 傍晚 mean?

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傍晚 bàngwǎn

## dusk; toward evening

## Its characters

1. 傍 bàng near
2. 晚 wǎn evening

## In a sentence

我们傍晚去海边散步吧。 Let's go for a walk by the sea this evening.

[More about 傍晚](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%82%8D%E6%99%9A)

## More words with 傍 or 晚

- [当晚 dàngwǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangwan)
- [晚安 wǎn’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanan)
- [晚餐 wǎncān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wancan)
- [晚饭 wǎnfàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanfan)
- [晚会 wǎnhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanhui)
- [晚年 wǎnnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wannian)
- [晚期 wǎnqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanqi)
- [晚上 wǎnshang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanshang)
- [夜晚 yèwǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yewan)
- [早晚 zǎowǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaowan)

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