深夜 (shēn yè) — very late at night, the dead of night
Definition
深夜 is the 'deep/dead of night' — later and darker than 夜晚 and 半夜, and later than 凌晨 (which points to the small hours after midnight toward dawn).
noun
very late at nightthe dead of night
Examples
- 深夜。Tā měi tiān shēn yè cái huí jiā.He goes home very late every night.
- 深夜，。shēn yè De shí hou, jiē shàng jī hū méi yǒu xíng rén.During the dead of night, there are almost no pedestrians on the street.
- 深夜，。Tā xǐ huan zài shēn yè dú shū, yīn wèi hěn ān jìng.She likes to read very late at night because it's very quiet.
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