Definition & Meaning

Word usage

hēi yè

黑 夜

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n.night
- bái tiān hēi yè bù tíng shī gōng
  白天黑夜不停施工。
  Construction is going on day and night.
- hēi yè lǒng zhào dà dì
  黑夜笼罩大地。
  Night enshrouded the earth.
- tā zǒu jìn hēi yè li
  她走进黑夜里。
  She walked off into the night.
- nà shì yī gè hēi yè
  那是一个黑夜。
  It was a dark night.
- tā men zuó tiān hēi yè dào shàng hǎi
  他们昨天黑夜到上海。
  They arrived in Shanghai last night.
synonym
yè wǎn夜晚 xīng yè星夜 mù yè暮夜
antonym
bái tiān白天 bái rì白日 bái zhòu白昼

Word usage

common measure word
"黑夜" is often matched with measure word "个"or"片".
- 一个黑夜
  one night
- 一片黑夜
  one night

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