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夜

yè · ye

Traditional 亱

HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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yè 夜

  1. night

yè 亱

  1. variant of 夜 (yè)
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In a conversation

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Night market after midnight

  1. Dengdeng

    夜市(yèshì)的(de)夜晚(yèwǎn)真(zhēn)热闹(rènao)！

    The night market at night is really lively!

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，夜(yè)越(yuè)深(shēn)，人(rén)越(yuè)多(duō)。

    Yes, the deeper the night, the more people.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)玩(wán)到(dào)半夜(bànyè)吧(ba)！

    Then let us play until midnight!

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)夜宵(yèxiāo)。

    OK, I will go buy a late-night snack.

  5. Dengdeng

    夜宵(yèxiāo)吃(chī)完(wán)，我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)回家(huíjiā)吧(ba)。

    After the snack, let us go home.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)要(yào)早起(zǎoqǐ)吗(ma)？现在(xiànzài)已经(yǐjīng)夜里(yèli)一点(yīdiǎn)了(le)！

    Did you not say you would get up early? It is already one at night!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)箱(xiāng)根(gēn)过(guò)了(le)夜(yè)。

We stayed overnight in Hakone.

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02

夜(yè)已(yǐ)经(jīng)很(hěn)深(shēn)了(le)，早(zǎo)点(diǎn)休(xiū)息(xi)吧(ba)。

It's already very late at night; go to bed early.

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