How to say “late” in Chinese
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“Late” in Chinese is 晚, wǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
晚 is read wǎn. 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, 日 “sun”.
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 “晚”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 晚. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你晚上有时间吗？nǐwǎnshangyǒushíjiānmaDo you have time in the evening?
- 你晚上几点睡觉nǐwǎnshangjǐdiǎnshuìjiàoWhat time do you go to bed at night?
- 晚上我妈妈做饭wǎnshangwǒmāmazuòfànIn the evening my mom cooks.
- 我们晚上八点吃晚饭wǒmenwǎnshangbādiǎnchīwǎnfànWe have dinner at 8 p.m.
- 我晚上给你打电话。wǒwǎnshanggěinǐdǎdiànhuàI’ll call you this evening.
- 晚上我在家看电视wǎnshangwǒzàijiākàndiànshìIn the evening I watch TV at home.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “My day”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “late” in Chinese?
“Late” in Chinese is 晚, pinyin wǎn.
What does 晚 mean?
晚 (wǎn) means “late”.
How do you write 晚?
晚 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 晚?
晚 is read wǎn. Tones: wǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“late” in the lesson “My day”
This word is from the topic “Time and the day” of HSK 1. 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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