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夜

yè

night, dark; in night; by night

Shadow
Strokes
8
Radical
夕
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2
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 他老是开夜车。

    Tā lǎo shi kāi yè chē

    He always sits up late at night.

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  • 她上夜校。

    Tā shàng yè xiào

    She goes to night school.

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  • 我想待一夜。

    Wǒ xiǎng dài yī yè

    I'd like to stay for one night.

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  • 夜晚很长,不是吗?

    Yè wǎn hěn cháng bù shì ma

    Well, the night is quite long, isn't it?

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 夜

  • 夜yè 4night
  • 半夜bàn yè 4–4 midnight; in the middle of the night
  • 夜里yè li 4–5during the night; at night; nighttime
  • 夜间yè jiān 4–1 nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)
  • 黑夜hēi yè 1–4 night
  • 日夜rì yè 4–4 day and night; around the clock
  • 昼夜zhòu yè 4–4 day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop
  • 开夜车kāi yè chē 1–4–1to burn the midnight oil; to work late into the night
  • 夜晚yè wǎn 4–3 night
  • 深夜shēn yè 1–4 very late at night
  • 熬夜áo yè 2–4 to stay up late or all night
  • 夜班yè bān 4–1 night shift