连
夜

That very night in Chinese: 连夜 (lián yè)

lián yè

that very night

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 連夜1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1that very night
  2. 2through the night
  3. 3for several nights in a row

Stroke order

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连
夜

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧㄢˊ

lián

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄧㄝˋ

yè

ㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

连夜

Simplified

連夜

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 接到通知后，他连夜赶回了家。

    jiē dào tōng zhī hòu， tā lián yè gǎn huí le jiā。

    After getting the notice, he rushed home that very night.

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Related words

连

lián

to link

夜

yè

night

连忙

lián máng

promptly

半夜

bàn yè

midnight

夜里

yè li

during the night

连续

lián xù

continuous

接连

jiē lián

on end

连接

lián jiē

to link

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

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