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夜 (yè): night; measure word for segments of the night

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HSK 4noun, classifier

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: night; measure word for segments of the night
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun, classifier
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 8
Radical: 夕
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

night
evening
dark hours
variant of 夜[ye4]

Chinese explanation

从天黑到天亮的一段时间，与白天相对
用于晚上、夜间等词中
也表示夜晚进行的活动或状态。

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Example sentences

It's already very late at night; go to sleep quickly.

He likes to read at night.

We didn't sleep all night, we were preparing for the exam.

In the middle of the night, it suddenly started raining heavily.

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