晚间

晚間

wǎnjiān

noun HSK 7 #8,408

Meanings

1 evening
2 nighttime (period)

Characters

between; period

Examples

晚间新闻马上就要开始了。

Wǎnjiān xīnwén mǎshàng jiù yào kāishǐ le.

The evening news is about to start.

他喜欢在晚间散步。

Tā xǐhuān zài wǎnjiān sànbù.

He likes to take walks in the evening.

Tips

usage

晚间 is more formal than 晚上 and is commonly seen in news broadcasts and written language.

Stroke Order

晚 wǎn

间 jiān