Chinese word

夜间

Pronunciation

Pinyinyè jiān

Meaning

  • nounnighttime

Example

医院夜间也有人值班。yī yuàn yè jiān yě yǒu rén zhí bān

The hospital also has someone on duty at night.

Illustration for 夜间 (nighttime)

More examples

这个城市的夜间市场周末特别热闹。zhè ge chéng shì de yè jiān shì chǎng zhōu mò tè bié rè nào

The nighttime market in this city is especially lively on weekends.

Core concept

The stretch of time when activities or conditions take place during the night.

Common phrases

  • 夜间市场yè jiān shì chǎng

    nighttime market

  • 夜间照明yè jiān zhào míng

    nighttime lighting

  • 夜间监控yè jiān jiān kòng

    nighttime surveillance

Similar words

晚上wǎn shàng: The common everyday period from evening through the night.
夜里yè lǐ: Nighttime viewed as the hours within the night, in casual spoken language.
深夜shēn yè: A particularly late nighttime period, especially near or past midnight.

Definition in Chinese

夜间指在夜晚发生或存在的那段时间，常用于说明活动、值班或限制发生在夜里。yè jiān zhǐ zài yè wǎn fā shēng huò cún zài de nà duàn shí jiān cháng yòng yú shuō míng huó dòng zhí bān huò xiàn zhì fā shēng zài yè lǐ

Word origin

夜 (yè, "night") + 间 (jiān, "interval") forms the idea of the interval that belongs to the night.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese schedules and public notices, this noun often sets the time for a service, duty, or restriction, giving the information a precise time label.

Other meanings

  • nightnoun
  • middle of the nightnoun

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