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夜里

yè li · ye li

Traditional 夜裡

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. during the night
  2. at night
  3. nighttime
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A noise at night

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)夜里(yèli)睡(shuì)得(de)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Do you sleep well at night?

  2. Liangliang

    不(bù)好(hǎo)，夜里(yèli)总(zǒng)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)声音(shēngyīn)。

    Not well. There is always a sound at night.

  3. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)声音(shēngyīn)？

    What sound?

  4. Liangliang

    咚(dōng)，咚(dōng)，咚(dōng)，一直(yīzhí)响(xiǎng)。

    Thump, thump, thump, it keeps going.

  5. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)在(zài)练习(liànxí)打鼓(dǎgǔ)。

    Sorry, that is me practicing the drum.

  6. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，不过(bùguò)夜里(yèli)请(qǐng)用(yòng)小(xiǎo)一点(yīdiǎn)的(de)鼓(gǔ)。

    No problem, but at night please use a smaller drum.

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In a sentence

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01

我(wǒ)在(zài)夜(yè)里(li)到(dào)达(dá)了(le)大(dà)阪(bǎn)火(huǒ)车(chē)站(zhàn)。

I arrived at Osaka Station at night.

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

02

她(tā)在(zài)十(shí)二(èr)月(yuè)的(de)一(yí)个(gè)寒(hán)夜(yè)里(li)去(qù)世(shì)了(le)。

She died on a cold night in December.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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夜
yè

night

里
lǐ

lining; interior

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