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夜晚

yè wǎn · ye wan

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HSK 7–9Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. night
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The night market

  1. Dengdeng

    这里(zhèlǐ)夜晚(yèwǎn)真(zhēn)热闹(rènao)！

    This place is so lively at night!

  2. Liangliang

    白天(báitiān)这里(zhèlǐ)很(hěn)安静(ānjìng)，夜晚(yèwǎn)才(cái)有(yǒu)这么(zhème)多(duō)人(rén)。

    It's quiet here in the day. Only at night are there this many people.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)喜欢(xǐhuan)夜晚(yèwǎn)吗(ma)？

    Do you like the night?

  4. Liangliang

    喜欢(xǐhuan)，夜晚(yèwǎn)比(bǐ)白天(báitiān)凉快(liángkuai)。

    I do. Night is cooler than day.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)喜欢(xǐhuan)，天黑(tiānhēi)了(le)，没(méi)人(rén)看见(kànjiàn)我(wǒ)吃了(chīle)几串(jǐchuàn)。

    Me too. It's dark, so nobody sees how many skewers I ate.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看见了(kànjiànle)，你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)吃了(chīle)十串(shíchuàn)。

    I saw. You have already eaten ten skewers.

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2 examples
01

周(zhōu)围(wéi)环(huán)境(jìng)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？静(jìng)不(bu)静(jìng)？夜(yè)晚(wǎn)闹(nào)不(bu)闹(nào)？

How's the neighborhood? Quiet? Noisy at night?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by halfb1t · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

夜(yè)晚(wǎn)是(shì)我(wǒ)一(yì)天(tiān)中(zhōng)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)。

Nighttime is my favorite time of the day.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Solana · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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