半夜 (bàn yè) — the middle of the night; midnight

Definição

Literally 'half a night', used for midnight or the middle of the night. More specific and time-of-day focused than the general 夜 ('night'); for the deep, late-night hours use 深夜.

the middle of the nightmidnight

Exemplos

  • 半夜
    Tā měi tiān gōng zuò dào bàn yè.
    He works until midnight every day.
  • 半夜
    bàn yè Tū rán xià qǐ le dà yǔ.
    In the middle of the night, it suddenly started raining heavily.
  • 半夜
    Wǒ men liáo dào bàn yè cái shuì jiào.
    We chatted until midnight before going to sleep.

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