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HSK 5	shēn yè	very late at night
日夜HSK 5	rì yè	day and night; around the clock
半夜HSK 5	bàn yè	midnight; in the middle of the night

1		yè wǎn 夜晚 de 的 xīng xing 星星 hěn 很 měi 美。 The stars at night are very beautiful.
2		tā 他 zài 在 tǎ 塔 shàng 上 kàn 看 yè jǐng 夜景。 He was enjoying the night view from the tower.
3		chéng shì 城市 de 的 yè jǐng 夜景 hěn 很 měi lì 美丽。 The city's night scenery is very beautiful.
4		tā 她 cháng cháng 常常 wèi le 为了 gōng zuò 工作 áo yè 熬夜。 She often stays up late at night to work.
5		yè jiān 夜间 de 的 chéng shì 城市 guāng cǎi duó mù 光彩夺目。 The city sparkles at night.

1		yè wǎn 夜晚 de 的 xīng xing 星星 hěn 很 měi 美。 The stars at night are very beautiful.
2		tā 他 zài 在 tǎ 塔 shàng 上 kàn 看 yè jǐng 夜景。 He was enjoying the night view from the tower.
3		chéng shì 城市 de 的 yè jǐng 夜景 hěn 很 měi lì 美丽。 The city's night scenery is very beautiful.
4		tā 她 cháng cháng 常常 wèi le 为了 gōng zuò 工作 áo yè 熬夜。 She often stays up late at night to work.
5		yè jiān 夜间 de 的 chéng shì 城市 guāng cǎi duó mù 光彩夺目。 The city sparkles at night.