夜晚

yèwǎn

noun HSK 7-9 #2,063

Meanings

夜晚的星空很美。

Yèwǎn de xīngkōng hěn měi.

The night sky is beautiful.

他喜欢在夜晚散步。

Tā xǐhuan zài yèwǎn sànbù.

He likes to take walks at night.

usage

夜晚 is more literary than 晚上. Use 晚上 in everyday speech and 夜晚 in writing or when emphasizing the atmosphere of nighttime.

夜 yè

晚 wǎn