宵 (xiāo) — night (bound morpheme, used in compounds)

Definizione

宵 (xiāo) is a bound literary word for 'night' — never used alone, only inside compounds like 通宵 (all night) or 宵禁 (curfew).

bound form

night (bound morpheme, used in compounds)

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Zán men wán le yí gè tōng xiāo.
We hung out all night.
宵，。
Tā jīng cháng chī xiāo yè, duì wèi bù hǎo.
She often eats late-night snacks, which is bad for her stomach.
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Yì qíng qī jiān shí xíng le xiāo jìn.
A curfew was enforced during the pandemic.

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