Chinese Word: 夜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

夜HSK 5

Pinyin: yè

English Definition: night

Chinese Definition:
①天黑的时间，与“日”或“昼”相对：夜晚。日日夜夜。夜阑(夜将尽时)。夜盲。夜幕。夜宵。夜话。夜袭。夜行。夜战。
②日昼。

Antonyms: 昼晓早点

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 夕

Ideographic: A person 亻 sneaking by under cover 亠 of night 夕

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 亠 [ tóu ] lid, cover; head
- ⿰ Left to right
  - 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
  - 夕 [ xī ] evening, night, dusk; slanted

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夜间	yè jiān	nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)
夜晚	yè wǎn	night; Classifiers: 个
深夜	shēn yè	very late at night	HSK 5
日夜	rì yè	day and night; around the clock	HSK 5
半夜	bàn yè	midnight; in the middle of the night	HSK 5

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1		tā 他 hái 还 chū xiàn 出现 zài 在《 zhōu liù yè xiàn chǎng 周六夜现场》。 He appeared on Saturday Night Live.
2		wǒ men 我们 quán dōu 全都 shì 是 zài 在 wài miàn 外面 guò 过 de 的 yè 夜。 We are all spending the night outside.
3		nà 那 yè 夜 yòu 又 biàn tiān 变天 le 了。 That night, too, the weather changed.
4		wǒ 我 qī zǐ 妻子 pán wèn 盘问 wǒ 我 zuó tiān 昨天 shì 是 zài shén 在什 me 么 dì fāng 地方 guò 过 de 的 yè 夜。 My wife interrogated me where I stayed over last night.
5		měi yè 每夜 dōu 都 zài 在 shēn qíng 深情 dì 地 zhù shì 注视 zhe 着 nǐ 你。 Gazing affectionately at you every night.

1		tā 他 hái 还 chū xiàn 出现 zài 在《 zhōu liù yè xiàn chǎng 周六夜现场》。 He appeared on Saturday Night Live.
2		wǒ men 我们 quán dōu 全都 shì 是 zài 在 wài miàn 外面 guò 过 de 的 yè 夜。 We are all spending the night outside.
3		nà 那 yè 夜 yòu 又 biàn tiān 变天 le 了。 That night, too, the weather changed.
4		wǒ 我 qī zǐ 妻子 pán wèn 盘问 wǒ 我 zuó tiān 昨天 shì 是 zài shén 在什 me 么 dì fāng 地方 guò 过 de 的 yè 夜。 My wife interrogated me where I stayed over last night.
5		měi yè 每夜 dōu 都 zài 在 shēn qíng 深情 dì 地 zhù shì 注视 zhe 着 nǐ 你。 Gazing affectionately at you every night.