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半夜

bàn yè · ban ye

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Meaning

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  1. midnight
  2. in the middle of the night
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Singing at 3 a.m.

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)半夜(bànyè)，我(wǒ)听到(tīngdào)有人(yǒurén)唱歌(chànggē)。

    Last night in the middle of the night, I heard someone singing.

  2. Liangliang

    半夜(bànyè)几点(jǐdiǎn)？

    What time in the middle of the night?

  3. Dengdeng

    三点(sāndiǎn)！

    Three o clock!

  4. Liangliang

    谁(shéi)半夜(bànyè)还在(háizài)唱歌(chànggē)？

    Who is still singing in the middle of the night?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)问了(wènle)邻居(línjū)，他(tā)说(shuō)那是(nàshi)他(tā)的(de)手机(shǒujī)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    I asked the neighbour. He said it was his phone alarm.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)他(tā)的(de)闹钟(nàozhōng)还(hái)挺(tǐng)好听(hǎotīng)的(de)。

    Then his alarm sounds quite nice.

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01

暑(shǔ)假(jià)里(lǐ)，我(wǒ)半(bàn)夜(yè)十(shí)二(èr)点(diǎn)才(cái)吃(chī)晚(wǎn)饭(fàn)。

During summer breaks, I ate dinner at midnight.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)半(bàn)夜(yè)打(dǎ)了(le)个(gè)电(diàn)话(huà)给(gěi)我(wǒ)。

He gave me a ring at midnight.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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半
bàn

half; semi-

夜
yè

night

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