夜猫子

夜貓子

yèmāozi

noun #25,642

Measure Word

一个夜猫子 gè

Meanings

1 night owl
2 person who stays up late
3 (literally) owl

Characters

noun suffix; child

Examples

HSK 7-9

他是个夜猫子，每天都要熬到凌晨才睡。

Tā shì ge yèmāozi, měitiān dōu yào áo dào língchén cái shuì.

He is a night owl and stays up until the early hours every day.

HSK 7-9

夜猫子们喜欢在深夜工作。

Yèmāozi men xǐhuān zài shēnyè gōngzuò.

Night owls like to work in the dead of night.

Tips

memory

猫 (cat) + 子 = a cat of the night. Cats are known to prowl at night, so a 夜猫子 is someone who is active like a cat after dark.

Stroke Order

夜 yè

猫 māo

子 zǐ