How to say “midnight” in Chinese
midnight, middle of the night
“Midnight” in Chinese is 半夜, bàn yè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
半夜 is read bàn 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
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 “半夜”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 半夜. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我最近每天都学习到半夜。wǒzuìjìnměitiāndōuxuéxídàobànyèLately I've been studying until midnight every day.
- 演员们每天排练到半夜yǎnyuánmenměitiānpáiliàndàobànyèThe actors rehearse every day until midnight.
More words from the lesson “At dusk and in the dead of night”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “midnight” in Chinese?
“Midnight” in Chinese is 半夜, pinyin bànyè.
What does 半夜 mean?
半夜 (bànyè) means “midnight, middle of the night”.
How do you write 半夜?
半夜 is 2 characters: 半 (bàn) — half; 夜 (yè) — night. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 半夜?
半夜 is read bànyè. Tones: bàn — fourth tone, yè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“midnight” in the lesson “At dusk and in the dead of night”
This word is from the topic “Time: when and how long” 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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