夜幕

yèmù

noun #17,012

Meanings

Literally 'night curtain' - darkness falling like a curtain over the sky.

HSK 7-9

夜幕降临，城市的灯光亮了起来。

Yèmù jiànglín, chéngshì de dēngguāng liàng le qǐlái.

As night fell, the city lights came on.

HSK 7-9

在夜幕的掩护下，他们悄悄离开了。

Zài yèmù de yǎnhù xià, tāmen qiāoqiāo líkāi le.

Under the cover of darkness, they quietly left.

usage

Most commonly appears in the phrase 夜幕降临 (night falls). A literary/poetic word - everyday speech would just use 天黑了 (it got dark).

夜 yè

幕 mù