How to say “evening” in Chinese
evening
“Evening” in Chinese is 晚上, wǎn shang: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
晚上 is read wǎn shang: 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”.
A stroke above a line.
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 “晚上”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 晚上. 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 words from the lesson “Morning, afternoon, evening”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “evening” in Chinese?
“Evening” in Chinese is 晚上, pinyin wǎnshang.
What does 晚上 mean?
晚上 (wǎnshang) means “evening”.
How do you write 晚上?
晚上 is 2 characters: 晚 (wǎn) — late, evening; 上 (shàng) — top, on. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 晚上?
晚上 is read wǎnshang. Tones: wǎn — third tone, shang — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“evening” in the lesson “Morning, afternoon, evening”
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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