深
夜

Very late at night in Chinese: 深夜 (shēn yè)

shēn yè

very late at night

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Definitions

  1. 1very late at night

Stroke order

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深
夜

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄣ

shēn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄧㄝˋ

yè

ㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他常常工作到深夜才睡觉。

    tā cháng cháng gōng zuò dào shēn yè cái shuì jiào。

    He often works late into the night before going to sleep.

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Related words

深

shēn

deep (lit. and fig.)

夜

yè

night

深刻

shēn kè

profound

半夜

bàn yè

midnight

夜里

yè li

during the night

深入

shēn rù

to penetrate deeply

深厚

shēn hòu

deep

深处

shēn chù

abyss

深度

shēn dù

depth

夜间

yè jiān

nighttime

黑夜

hēi yè

night

日夜

rì yè

day and night

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