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熬夜

áo yè · ao ye

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to stay up late or all night
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Staying up for the match

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看起来(kànqǐlai)很(hěn)困(kùn)，昨晚(zuówǎn)熬夜(áoyè)了(le)吗(ma)？

    You look sleepy. Did you stay up late last night?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)熬夜(áoyè)看(kàn)球赛(qiúsài)，一直(yīzhí)看到(kàndào)三点(sāndiǎn)。

    Yes, I stayed up to watch the match until three.

  3. Liangliang

    球赛(qiúsài)谁(shéi)赢(yíng)了(le)？

    Who won the match?

  4. Dengdeng

    不知道(bùzhīdào)，我(wǒ)看到(kàndào)一半(yībàn)就(jiù)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    I do not know. I fell asleep halfway through.

  5. Liangliang

    所以(suǒyǐ)，熬夜(áoyè)只是(zhǐshì)换(huàn)个(gè)地方(dìfang)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    So staying up late is just sleeping in a different place.

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2 examples
01

早(zǎo)上(shang)，我(wǒ)十(shí)分(fēn)后(hòu)悔(huǐ)昨(zuó)天(tiān)熬(áo)夜(yè)到(dào)那(nà)么(me)晚(wǎn)。

I thoroughly regretted staying up so late, come morning.

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

02

他(tā)养(yǎng)成(chéng)了(le)熬(áo)夜(yè)的(de)习(xí)惯(guàn)。

He formed a habit of staying up late.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gonnastop · English by DeepDarkSea12 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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