Definition & Meaning

of the previous night

Word usage

gé yè

隔 夜

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v.of the previous night
- duō yú de xiàn jīn bèi tóu jìn huò bì shì chǎng yǐ zhuàn qǔ gé yè lì xī
  多余的现金被投进货币市场以赚取隔夜利息。
  Surplus cash was placed on the money market to earn overnight interest.
- bì lú zhōng gé yè de yú jìn réng rán zài wēi wēi fā guāng
  壁炉中，隔夜的余烬仍然在微微发光。
  The fireplace was still glowing with the remains of last night's fire.

Word usage

Separable word
"隔" and "夜" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 饭菜隔了一夜就坏了。
  The food went bad overnight.
- 仅隔一夜，他的想法就变了。
  He changed his mind after just one night.
- 隔过夜的茶水还能喝吗？
  Can the leftover tea of the previous night be drunk?

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