shǒu yè
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Chinese dictionary
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  • v.keep watch at night; spend the night on watch

    • shǒu yè de rén

      守夜

      night watcher

    • xià zhōu hái jiāng jìn xíng zhú guāng shǒu yè hú shè qū yì shù xiàng mù huó dòng

      进行烛光守夜社区艺术项目活动

      Candlelight vigils and community arts project will be also held next week.

    • xué shēng men jiāng zài lián hé guó jǔ xíng shǒu yè

      学生联合国举行守夜

      Students will hold a vigil at the United Nations.

    • tā yǐ wéi tā shì lái cān jiā zhú guāng shǒu yè de

      以为参加烛光守夜

      He thought he was coming to a candlelight vigil.

Word usage

  • "守" and "夜" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 除夕我们

      We stayed up all night on New Year's Eve.

    • 灵堂

      I spent the night at the funeral hall.