半
夜

Midnight in Chinese: 半夜 (bàn yè)

bàn yè

midnight

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Definitions

  1. 1midnight
  2. 2in the middle of the night

Stroke order

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半
夜

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄢˋ

bàn

ㄅ/ bㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧㄝˋ

yè

ㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 半夜 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他半夜还在看书。

    tā bàn yè hái zài kàn shū。

    He was still reading in the middle of the night.

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Related words

半

bàn

half

夜

yè

night

半年

bàn nián

half a year

半天

bàn tiān

half of the day

一半

yī bàn

half

夜里

yè li

during the night

夜间

yè jiān

nighttime

多半

duō bàn

most

黑夜

hēi yè

night

日夜

rì yè

day and night

熬夜

áo yè

to stay up late or all night

半场

bàn chǎng

half of a game or contest

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