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1 double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month
2 girls' festival
3 Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting

今朝

jīn zhāo

1 at the present
2 now

前夕

qián xī

1 eve
2 the day before

Idioms (20)

一夕数惊

yī xī shù jīng

1 one scare after another (idiom)
2 in a constant state of tension

一朝一夕

yī zhāo yī xī

1 lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
2 fig. in a short period of time
3 overnight

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)

人生如朝露

rén shēng rú zhāo lù

1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

人生朝露

rén shēng zhāo lù

1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

Sample Sentences

对，我们同居吧。这样就能朝夕相处了。我想每天早上一睁开眼睛，就能看到心爱的你在身边。

duì ，wǒmen tóngjū ba 。zhèyàng jiù néng zhāoxīxiāngchǔ le 。wǒ xiǎng měitiān zǎoshang yī zhēngkāi yǎnjing ，jiù néng kàndào xīn\'ài de nǐ zài shēnbiān 。

Yeah, let's live together now. That way we can be together all the time. Every morning when I open my eyes, I want to see you, my true love, right by my side.

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