夜

Night in Chinese: 夜 (yè)

yè

night

HSK 3.0 Level 22 example sentences

Definitions

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夜

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧㄝˋ

yè

ㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 她上夜校。

    tā shàng yè xiào。

    She goes to night school.

  • 夜晚很冷。

    yè wǎn hěn lěng。

    The night was cold.

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Related words

半夜

bàn yè

midnight

夜里

yè li

during the night

夜间

yè jiān

nighttime

黑夜

hēi yè

night

日夜

rì yè

day and night

熬夜

áo yè

to stay up late or all night

彻夜

chè yè

the whole night

连夜

lián yè

that very night

深夜

shēn yè

very late at night

夜班

yè bān

night shift

夜市

yè shì

night market

夜晚

yè wǎn

night

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