晚间 (wǎn jiān) — (in the) evening; (at) night (slightly more formal than 晚上)
Definition
Formal written word for 'evening', most common in news and broadcast contexts (e.g. 晚间新闻). Use 晚上 for everyday speech.
noun
(in the) evening(at) night (slightly more formal than 晚上)
Examples
- 晚间。Tā xǐ huan zài wǎn jiān sàn bù.He likes to take a walk in the evening.
- 晚间。wǎn jiān De xīn wén jié mù hěn shòu huān yíng.The evening news program is very popular.
- 晚间。Wǒ men wǎn jiān zài tǎo lùn zhè ge wèn tí ba.Let's discuss this issue again in the evening.
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