当晚

當晚

dàngwǎn

noun HSK 7-9 #4,390

Meanings

1 that evening
2 that night
3 the same evening

Characters

Examples

他当晚就坐飞机回去了。

Tā dàngwǎn jiùzuò fēijī huíqù le.

He flew back that very evening.

事故发生在当晚八点左右。

Shìgù fāshēng zài dàngwǎn bādiǎn zuǒyòu.

The accident happened around 8 PM that evening.

Tips

usage

当晚 refers to 'that same evening' in a narrative. Similar pattern: 当天 (that day), 当年 (that year).

Stroke Order

当 dāng

晚 wǎn