English–Chinese
“last night” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinzuó wǎn
Example
昨晚我不能睡觉。zuó wǎn wǒ bù néng shuì jiào
Last night, I couldn't sleep.
How to say “last night” in Chinese
“Last night” in Chinese is 昨晚 (zuó wǎn).
The nighttime period belonging to the day before today.
Example sentences with 昨晚
我们昨晚看电影了。wǒ men zuó wǎn kàn diàn yǐng le
We watched a movie last night.
Tips for using 昨晚
- English commonly places a time phrase at the end, but Chinese places this kind of time setting in several positions, especially before the subject or verb, without changing its basic meaning.