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1.(in a broad sense) late at night; midnight

bàn yè

半 夜

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1
n.(in a broad sense) late at night; midnight
- tā men xué xí dào bàn yè
  他们学习到半夜。
  They studied till midnight.
- huì yì yī zhí kāi dào bàn yè
  会议一直开到半夜。
  The meeting went on far into the night.
- gē liǎ tán dào bàn yè
  哥俩谈到半夜。
  The two brothers talked until midnight.
- shēn gēng bàn yè
  深更半夜
  at dead of night
synonym
shēn yè深夜 wǔ yè午夜 sān gēng三更 yè bàn夜半 zǐ yè子夜 yè lán夜阑
2
n.half a night
- qián bàn yè
  前半夜
  first half of the night
- dà bàn yè
  大半夜
  most of the night
- hòu bàn yè
  后半夜
  the latter half of the night
- wǒ men děi chéng bàn yè diǎn de huǒ chē
  我们得乘半夜12点的火车。
  We have to catch the midnight train.
synonym
wǔ yè午夜 yè bàn夜半 zǐ yè子夜 shēn xiāo深宵

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