熬
夜

To stay up late or all night in Chinese: 熬夜 (áo yè)

áo yè

to stay up late or all night

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to stay up late or all night

Stroke order

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熬
夜

Zhuyin

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ㄠˊ

áo

ㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄧㄝˋ

yè

ㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 为了考试，他常常熬夜复习。

    wèi le kǎo shì， tā cháng cháng áo yè fù xí。

    To prepare for the exam, he often stays up late studying.

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Related words

夜

yè

night

熬

áo

to cook on a slow fire

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

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

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