Chinese Conversation · Level 12
90 words
Chinese word
夜晚
Pronunciation
Pinyinyè wǎn
Meaning
- nounnight
Example
今天夜晚会下雨。jīn tiān yè wǎn huì xià yǔ
It will rain tonight.
More examples
她喜欢在夜晚时分散步。tā xǐ huān zài yè wǎn shí fēn sàn bù
She likes to take walks at night.
Core concept
A dark time-span that begins after daylight fades and continues until morning.
Common phrases
夜晚时分yè wǎn shí fēn
at night
整个夜晚zhěng gè yè wǎn
all night
在夜晚zài yè wǎn
at night
Similar words
晚上wǎn shàng: The time from evening until bedtime.
夜里yè lǐ: The time occurring within the night.
夜yè: The dark period between sunset and the next morning.
夜间yè jiān: A formal or written term for the nighttime period.
Definition in Chinese
指天黑以后直到天亮之前的时段，即夜间的时间。zhǐ tiān hēi yǐ hòu zhí dào tiān liàng zhī qián de shí duàn jí yè jiān de shí jiān
Word origin
夜晚 (yèwǎn, "night") is a transparent compound of 夜 (yè, "night") + 晚 (wǎn, "late or evening"), combining two time words to mark the nighttime span.
Usage tips
- For English speakers, this noun names a time period, not a farewell, so it is not used alone to say "Good night".