Definition & Meaning

night; evening; dark hours

Word usage

yè wǎn

夜 晚

Level:

NHSK 789－3 ZW4

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n.night; evening; dark hours
- nà shì yī gè zòng qíng huān lè de yè wǎn
  那是一个纵情欢乐的夜晚。
  It was an evening of uninhibited fun.
- wǒ pàn zhe zài jiā guò gè tián jìng de yè wǎn
  我盼着在家过个恬静的夜晚。
  I was looking forward to a quiet evening at home.
synonym
wǎn shang晚上 yè jiān夜间 yè li夜里 hēi yè黑夜 wǎn jiān晚间 mù yè暮夜
antonym
bái tiān白天 bái zhòu白昼

Word usage

common measure word
"夜晚" is often matched with measure word "个".
- 一个夜晚
  one night

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