昨夜

zuóyè

noun #13,999

Meanings

1 last night

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

昨夜下了一场大雨。

Zuóyè xià le yī chǎng dàyǔ.

There was heavy rain last night.

HSK 4

昨夜我做了一个奇怪的梦。

Zuóyè wǒ zuò le yīgè qíguài de mèng.

I had a strange dream last night.

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昨夜 is more literary and poetic than 昨天晚上 (zuótiān wǎnshang), which is the everyday way to say 'last night'. 昨夜 appears frequently in classical poetry and song lyrics.

Stroke Order

昨 zuó

夜 yè