夜幕 (yè mù) — the curtain of night; the gathering darkness; the onset of night

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• 夜幕降临，城市的灯光逐渐亮起。
  yè mù Jiàng lín, chéng shì de dēng guāng zhú jiàn liàng qǐ.
  Night fell, and the city's lights gradually came on.
• 在夜幕的掩护下，他们悄悄地出发了。
  Zài yè mù de yǎn hù xià, tā men qiāo qiāo de chū fā le.
  Under the cover of night, they set off quietly.
• 夜幕笼罩着大地，星星开始在天空中闪烁。
  yè mù Lǒng zhào zhe dà dì, xīng xing kāi shǐ zài tiān kōng zhōng shǎn shuò.
  Night shrouded the earth, and stars began to twinkle in the sky.