夜

yè

variant of 夜

nounmeasure word HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 亱

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夜

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夜
  • 夜晚yèwǎnnightB4
  • 熬夜áoyèto stay up late or all nightB5
  • 半夜bànyèmidnightB5
  • 年夜饭niányèfànreunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (ChB5
  • 夜间yèjiānnighttimeB5
  • 夜市yèshìnight marketB5
  • 日夜rìyèday and nightB6

See it in sentences

夜里很安静。

It is very quiet at night.

昨天夜里下了雪。

It snowed last night.