How to say “late at night” in Chinese
late at night
“Late at night” in Chinese is 深夜, shēn yè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
深夜 is read shēn 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
On the left, 氵 “water”: deep water.
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 “深夜”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 深夜. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他常常工作到深夜tāchángchánggōngzuòdàoshēnyèHe often works late into the night.
More words from the lesson “From dawn to late at night”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “late at night” in Chinese?
“Late at night” in Chinese is 深夜, pinyin shēnyè.
What does 深夜 mean?
深夜 (shēnyè) means “late at night”.
How do you write 深夜?
深夜 is 2 characters: 深 (shēn) — deep; 夜 (yè) — night. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 深夜?
深夜 is read shēnyè. Tones: shēn — first tone, yè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“late at night” in the lesson “From dawn to late at night”
This word is from the topic “Time and deadlines” of HSK 6. 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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