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午夜

wǔ yè · wu ye

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Meaning

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  1. midnight
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The midnight match

  1. Liangliang

    午夜(wǔyè)十二点(shíèrdiǎn)了(le)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)不(bù)睡(shuì)？

    It is midnight. Why are you still awake?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)看(kàn)球赛(qiúsài)，午夜(wǔyè)才(cái)开始(kāishǐ)。

    I am watching a match. It starts at midnight.

  3. Liangliang

    谁(shéi)和(hé)谁(shéi)踢(tī)？

    Who is playing?

  4. Dengdeng

    欧洲(ōuzhōu)的(de)球队(qiúduì)，很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    European teams. It is great to watch.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)八点(bādiǎn)要(yào)上班(shàngbān)。

    But you have to work at eight tomorrow morning.

  6. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)关(guān)电视(diànshì)，明天(míngtiān)看(kàn)重播(chóngbō)。

    Oh no! I will turn off the TV now and watch the replay tomorrow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)午(wǔ)夜(yè)之(zhī)后(hòu)起(qǐ)床(chuáng)。

We got up after midnight.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by bluepie88 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

午(wǔ)夜(yè)时(shí)分(fēn)，街(jiē)上(shang)几(jī)乎(hū)没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)。

At midnight, there was almost no one on the street.

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