How to say “stay up late” in Chinese
stay up late
“Stay up late” in Chinese is 熬夜, áo yè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
熬夜 is read áo yè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”: simmering a long time over a fire. On top, 敖 áo hints at the sound, just as in 傲 ào.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “熬夜”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 熬夜. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他经常熬夜玩游戏tājīngchángáoyèwányóuxìHe often stays up late playing games.
- 你最好早一点儿睡，千万别熬夜。nǐzuìhǎozǎoyìdiǎnrshuì,qiānwànbiéáoyèYou'd better go to bed early, and whatever you do, don't stay up late.
- 你千万别熬夜了nǐqiānwànbiéáoyèleWhatever you do, don't stay up late anymore.
- 熬夜是一种不良习惯áoyèshìyìzhǒngbùliángxíguànStaying up late is a bad habit.
- 长期熬夜会导致很多健康问题。chángqīáoyèhuìdǎozhìhěnduōjiànkāngwèntíStaying up late over a long period leads to many health problems.
- 熬夜对肝不好áoyèduìgānbùhǎoStaying up late is bad for the liver.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “stay up late” in Chinese?
“Stay up late” in Chinese is 熬夜, pinyin áoyè.
What does 熬夜 mean?
熬夜 (áoyè) means “stay up late”.
How do you write 熬夜?
熬夜 is 2 characters: 熬 (áo) — simmer; endure; 夜 (yè) — night. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 熬夜?
熬夜 is read áoyè. Tones: áo — second tone, yè — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“stay up late” in the lesson “Sleep and energy”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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