夜yènight

1. 1.

   nightnoun

• 夜night

夜 often appears as 夜里 after a time word such as 昨天 or 今天; 晚上 is the more general word for evening.

1. HSK 1

   昨天夜里下雨了。

   Zuótiān yèlǐ xià yǔ le.

   It rained last night.

2. HSK 1

   他今天夜里要工作。

   Tā jīntiān yèlǐ yào gōngzuò.

   He has to work tonight.

3. HSK 3

   我昨天夜里两点才睡。

   Wǒ zuótiān yèlǐ liǎng diǎn cái shuì.

   I didn't go to sleep until two o'clock last night.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你今天怎么这么累？

   Nǐ jīntiān zěnme zhème lèi?

   Why are you so tired today?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我昨天夜里两点才睡，我儿子病了。

   Wǒ zuótiān yèlǐ liǎng diǎn cái shuì, wǒ érzi bìng le.

   I didn't go to sleep until two last night. My son was sick.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   他现在好点了吗？

   Tā xiànzài hǎo diǎn le ma?

   Is he a little better now?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好多了，他早上吃了一点东西。

   Hǎo duō le, tā zǎoshang chī le yìdiǎn dōngxi.

   Much better. He ate a little something this morning.

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Related words

• 晚上wǎn shangeveningHSK 1
• 一生yì shēngall one's life; throughout one's lifeHSK 4
• 专业zhuān yèspecialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); majorHSK 4
• 主意zhǔ yiideaHSK 4
• 之前zhī qiánbefore; prior toHSK 4
• 之后zhī hòuafterHSK 4

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