Chinese Word: 晚 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

晚HSK 2

Pinyin: wǎn

English Definition: evening; night; late

Chinese Definition:
①太阳落了的时候：晚景。晚霞。晚会。晚报。
②一个时期的后段，在一定时间以后：来晚了。晚年。晚期。晚节。晚婚。
③后来的：晚生(旧时文人对前辈的自谦)。晚辈。
④姓氏。

Antonyms: 早

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 日

Ideographic:Avoiding 免 the sun 日; 免 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 日 [ rì ] sun; day; daytime
- 免 [ miǎn ] to spare, to excuse from; to evade

Similar Characters: 娩晩

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晚上HSK 2	wǎn shang	evening; night; Classifiers: 个 ; in the evening
晚会	wǎn huì	evening party; Classifiers: 个
夜晚	yè wǎn	night; Classifiers: 个
晚饭	wǎn fàn	evening meal; dinner; supper; Classifiers: 份
傍晚HSK 5	bàng wǎn	in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk

1		zuó wǎn 昨晚 dì zhèn 地震 le 了。 There was an earthquake last night.
2		wǒ men 我们 chī 吃 le 了 wǎn fàn 晚饭。 We had dinner.
3		tā 他 zhèng zài 正在 zuò 做 wǎn cān 晚餐。 He is making dinner.
4		wǒ men 我们 jīn wǎn 今晚 chī 吃 shén me 什么？ What are we having for dinner tonight?
5		wǒ men 我们 wǎn shang 晚上 jiàn dào 见到 ba 吧。 Let's meet in the evening.

1		zuó wǎn 昨晚 dì zhèn 地震 le 了。 There was an earthquake last night.
2		wǒ men 我们 chī 吃 le 了 wǎn fàn 晚饭。 We had dinner.
3		tā 他 zhèng zài 正在 zuò 做 wǎn cān 晚餐。 He is making dinner.
4		wǒ men 我们 jīn wǎn 今晚 chī 吃 shén me 什么？ What are we having for dinner tonight?
5		wǒ men 我们 wǎn shang 晚上 jiàn dào 见到 ba 吧。 Let's meet in the evening.