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晚安wǎn ānGood night!

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晚安 (wǎn ān) means "Good night!" and it also means "Good evening!" 我要睡觉了,晚安 says I am going to sleep, good night. 妈妈说晚安 says Mom said good night. 孩子睡觉前说晚安 says the child says good night before sleep. 你要睡觉了,晚安 says you are going to sleep, good night. Those lines before sleep use the night greeting.

What does 晚安 mean?

  1. 1.

    Good night!interjection

  2. 2.

    Good evening!interjection

What do the characters in 晚安 mean?

  • 晚evening
  • 安(bound form) calm; peaceful

How do you use 晚安?

晚安 can be said before sleep, as in 我要睡觉了,晚安.

Patterns

  • 要睡觉了,晚安

    我要睡觉了,晚安。

    Wǒ yào shuìjiào le, wǎn'ān.

    I am going to sleep, good night.

  • 说 + 晚安

    妈妈说晚安。

    Māma shuō wǎn'ān.

    Mom said good night.

What are some examples of 晚安 in a sentence?

  1. 我要睡觉了,晚安。

    Wǒ yào shuìjiào le, wǎn'ān.

    I am going to sleep, good night.

  2. 妈妈说晚安。

    Māma shuō wǎn'ān.

    Mom said good night.

  3. 孩子睡觉前说晚安。

    Háizi shuìjiào qián shuō wǎn'ān.

    The child says good night before sleep.

  4. 你要睡觉了,晚安。

    Nǐ yào shuìjiào le, wǎn'ān.

    You are going to sleep, good night.

How is 晚安 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你要睡觉了吗?

    Nǐ yào shuìjiào le ma?

    Are you going to sleep?

  2. Speaker B:

    我要睡觉了。晚安。

    Wǒ yào shuìjiào le. Wǎn'ān.

    I am going to sleep. Good night.

  3. Speaker A:

    妈妈也要睡觉了吗?

    Māma yě yào shuìjiào le ma?

    Is Mom also going to sleep?

  4. Speaker B:

    妈妈也要睡觉了。妈妈说晚安。

    Māma yě yào shuìjiào le. Māma shuō wǎn'ān.

    Mom is also going to sleep. Mom said good night.

Can you use 晚安 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我要睡觉了,___。(I am going to sleep, good night.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "Mom said good night"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 孩子睡觉前说___。(The child says good night before sleep.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.