熬夜

áoyè

to stay up late or all night

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 5

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

熬
夜

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

熬
  • 熬áoto cook on a slow fireB7
  • 煎熬jiān’áoto sufferB7
夜

See it in sentences

熬夜对身体非常不好。

Staying up late is very bad for your health.

你又熬夜看小说了吗？

Did you stay up late reading novels again?