How to say “night market” in Chinese
night market
“Night market” in Chinese is 夜市, yè shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
夜市 is read yè shì: 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 “夜市”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 夜市. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 晚上我们去夜市吃小吃吧wǎnshangwǒmenqùyèshìchīxiǎochībaTonight let's go to the night market for some street food.
- 闲着也是闲着去夜市吧xiánzheyěshìxiánzhe,qùyèshìbaThere's nothing to do anyway — let's go to the night market.
More words from the lesson “Local flavor”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “night market” in Chinese?
“Night market” in Chinese is 夜市, pinyin yèshì.
What does 夜市 mean?
夜市 (yèshì) means “night market”.
How do you write 夜市?
夜市 is 2 characters: 夜 (yè) — night; 市 (shì) — market, city. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 夜市?
夜市 is read yèshì. Tones: yè — fourth tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“night market” in the lesson “Local flavor”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and experiences” 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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