<p><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E6%B2%92" rel="nofollow noreferrer">日没</a> is more literary. You are more likely to find it in novel. But not in day to day speech</p>

<p>日落 is more colloquial and common in text</p>

<p><em>Japanese also use '日没'  (にちぼつ) for 'sunset'</em></p>

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2019-03-06T09:24:33.950Z
2019-03-06T09:24:33.950Z
Tang Ho
<p>If you look at Google hits, you can see a clear distinction:</p>

<p><strong><a href="https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&amp;ei=ipB_XP3bAtCFr7wPgY-soAQ&amp;q=%22%E6%97%A5%E8%90%BD%22&amp;btnK=Google%20Search&amp;oq=%22%E6%97%A5%E8%90%BD%22&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3..0j0i7i30l2j0j0i7i30l3j0j0i7i30j0.686.1600..2082...0.0..0.483.1550.0j1j4-3......0....1j2..gws-wiz.....0..35i39.4NdZ2zSrzwE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">日落</a></strong></p>

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  <p>About 42,700,000 results</p>
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<p><strong><a href="https://www.google.com/search?ei=jJB_XMr5MYeTr7wPvviSyAg&amp;q=%22%E6%97%A5%E6%B2%A1%22&amp;oq=%22%E6%97%A5%E6%B2%A1%22&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i7i4i30l10.2842.6368..6448...3.0..0.579.1564.2-4j5-1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0j0i7i4i10i30.Y6Yq10g7bj8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">日没</a></strong></p>

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  <p>About 13,500,000 results</p>
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<p>I've never heard 日没 in real life, you might hear it more in Japanese.</p>

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2019-03-06T09:22:31.160Z
2019-03-06T09:22:31.160Z
Mou某
<p>In practice, if you say "ri4 mo4", I would think you mean 日末("<em>the end of the day</em>"), instead of 日没. 日落 is the common word for sunset. Never seen 日没 before. </p>

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2019-03-07T00:56:53.063Z
2019-03-07T00:56:53.063Z
dan
<p>Both 日没 and 日落 express sunset but which one is often more widely used?</p>

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Which is used more often, 日没 and 日落
# Which is used more often, 日没 and 日落

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-06)

Both 日没 and 日落 express sunset but which one is often more widely used?

**Tags:** mandarin, usage

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-03-06. Score: 3

[日没](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E6%B2%92) is more literary. You are more likely to find it in novel. But not in day to day speech

日落 is more colloquial and common in text

*Japanese also use '日没' (にちぼつ) for 'sunset'*


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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-03-06. Score: 3

If you look at Google hits, you can see a clear distinction:

**[日落](https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=ipB_XP3bAtCFr7wPgY-soAQ&q=%22%E6%97%A5%E8%90%BD%22&btnK=Google%20Search&oq=%22%E6%97%A5%E8%90%BD%22&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0j0i7i30l2j0j0i7i30l3j0j0i7i30j0.686.1600..2082...0.0..0.483.1550.0j1j4-3......0....1j2..gws-wiz.....0..35i39.4NdZ2zSrzwE)**

> About 42,700,000 results

**[日没](https://www.google.com/search?ei=jJB_XMr5MYeTr7wPvviSyAg&q=%22%E6%97%A5%E6%B2%A1%22&oq=%22%E6%97%A5%E6%B2%A1%22&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i7i4i30l10.2842.6368..6448...3.0..0.579.1564.2-4j5-1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0j0i7i4i10i30.Y6Yq10g7bj8)**

> About 13,500,000 results

I've never heard 日没 in real life, you might hear it more in Japanese.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-03-07. Score: 1

In practice, if you say "ri4 mo4", I would think you mean 日末("*the end of the day*"), instead of 日没. 日落 is the common word for sunset. Never seen 日没 before.


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