How to say “good night” in Chinese
good night
“Good night” in Chinese is 晚安, wǎn ān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
晚安 is read wǎn ān: 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, 日 “sun”.
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 女 “woman”.
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 “晚安”.
More words from the lesson “Saying hello and thank you”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “good night” in Chinese?
“Good night” in Chinese is 晚安, pinyin wǎn’ān.
What does 晚安 mean?
晚安 (wǎn’ān) means “good night”.
How do you write 晚安?
晚安 is 2 characters: 晚 (wǎn) — late, evening; 安 (ān) — calm, safe. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 晚安?
晚安 is read wǎn’ān. Tones: wǎn — third tone, ān — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“good night” in the lesson “Saying hello and thank you”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. 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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