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过夜

guò yè · guo ye

Traditional 過夜

Meaning

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  1. to spend the night
  2. overnight
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Sleeping on the sofa

  1. Liangliang

    太晚了(tàiwǎnle)，今晚(jīnwǎn)别(bié)回去(huíqu)了(le)，在(zài)我家(wǒjiā)过夜(guòyè)吧(ba)。

    It is too late. Do not go back tonight, stay overnight at my place.

  2. Dengdeng

    在(zài)你家(nǐjiā)过夜(guòyè)？我(wǒ)没带(méidài)牙刷(yáshuā)。

    Stay overnight at your place? I did not bring a toothbrush.

  3. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)有(yǒu)新(xīn)的(de)。

    No problem, I have a new one.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)睡(shuì)沙发(shāfā)吧(ba)，明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)走(zǒu)。

    Then I will sleep on the sofa and leave tomorrow morning.

  5. Liangliang

    沙发(shāfā)？那(nà)是(shì)我的(wǒde)床(chuáng)，我(wǒ)平时(píngshí)也(yě)在(zài)那儿(nàr)过夜(guòyè)！

    The sofa? That is my bed. I usually spend the night there too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)打(dǎ)算(suàn)在(zài)山(shān)上(shàng)的(de)小(xiǎo)木(mù)屋(wū)过(guò)夜(yè)。

We plan to spend the night in a small cabin on the mountain.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)赶(gǎn)不(bu)上(shàng)末(mò)班(bān)车(chē)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)在(zài)朋(péng)友(you)家(jiā)过(guò)夜(yè)。

If I miss the last bus, I'll spend the night at a friend's house.

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