HSK6: learn ten words at a time

夜 · yè

night; the dark part of a day

today今天jīn tiānduring the night夜里yè lǐmaybe / possible可能kě néngcan / will会huìto rain下雨xià yǔ。

jīn tiān yè lǐ kě néng huì xià yǔ。

Here, 夜: night; the dark part of a day.

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夜晚 · yèwǎn

night-time; the evening or night period

here这里zhè lǐ(modifier / structural particle)的denight夜晚yè wǎndegree / adjective linker很hěnquiet安静ān jìng。

zhè lǐ de yè wǎn hěn ān jìng。

Here, 夜晚: night-time; the evening or night period.

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熬夜 · áoyè

stay up late into the night

yesterday evening昨晚zuó wǎnI / me我wǒto stay up late or all night熬夜áo yèto read看书kàn shū，today今天jīn tiān很困hěn kùn。

zuó wǎn wǒ áo yè kàn shū， jīn tiān hěn kùn。

Here, 熬夜: stay up late into the night.

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半夜 · bànyè

the middle of the night

midnight半夜bàn yè，I / me我wǒ(passive: by)被bèioutside (also pr. for this…外面wài miàn(modifier / structural particle)的devoice声音shēng yīnto wake sb up with a noise吵醒chǎo xǐng(completed / change)了le。

bàn yè， wǒ bèi wài miàn de shēng yīn chǎo xǐng le。

Here, 半夜: the middle of the night.

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年夜饭 · niányèfàn

family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve

we / us我们wǒ menhousehold一家人yī jiā rénin the same place一起yì qǐpreparation准备zhǔn bèiNew Year's Eve family dinner年夜饭nián yè fàn。

wǒ men yī jiā rén yì qǐ zhǔn bèi nián yè fàn。

Here, 年夜饭: family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve.

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夜间 · yèjiān

at night; nighttime (often in formal descriptions)

this这zhèstrip条tiáoroad路lùnighttime夜间yè jiānlighting照明zhào míngdegree / adjective linker很hěngood好hǎo。

zhè tiáo lù yè jiān zhào míng hěn hǎo。

Here, 夜间: at night; nighttime (often in formal descriptions).

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夜市 · yèshì

night market

we / us我们wǒ menevening晚上wǎn shàngto go去qùnight market夜市yè shìold variant of 尝尝cháng(completed / change)了le几种jǐ zhǒngsnack小吃xiǎo chī。

wǒ men wǎn shang qù yè shì cháng le jǐ zhǒng xiǎo chī。

Here, 夜市: night market.

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日夜 · rìyè

day and night

worker工人gōng rén(plural)们menday and night日夜rì yèto alternate轮流lún liúto work工作gōng zuò。

gōng rén men rì yè lún liú gōng zuò。

Here, 日夜: day and night.

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深夜 · shēnyè

late at night

he / him他tāuntil直到zhí dàovery late at night深夜shēn yèonly then / not until才cáito return home回家huí jiā。

tā zhí dào shēn yè cái huí jiā。

Here, 深夜: late at night.

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