一夜间

一夜間

yíyèjiān

adverb #31,535

Meanings

1 overnight
2 in a single night
3 in the space of one night

Characters

interval / span

Examples

HSK 6

他一夜间成了网红。

Tā yíyèjiān chéng le wǎnghóng.

He became an internet celebrity overnight.

HSK 6

这家公司一夜间倒闭了。

Zhè jiā gōngsī yíyèjiān dǎobì le.

This company collapsed overnight.

Tips

usage

Used like English 'overnight' to describe sudden, dramatic change. Often paired with 成 (chéng) 'to become', 变 (biàn) 'to change', 倒闭 (dǎobì) 'to go bankrupt', or 走红 (zǒuhóng) 'to become popular'. Synonym: 一夜之间 (yīyè zhījiān), slightly more formal.

Stroke Order

一 yī

夜 yè

间 jiān