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深更半夜
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深更半夜
shēngēngbànyè
idiom
Meanings
1
in the dead of night
2
the small hours
Characters
深
shēn
deep
更
gēng
night watch
半
bàn
half
夜
yè
night
Examples
拼音
EN
深更半夜
的
,
你
去
哪儿
?
Shēngēng bànyè de, nǐ qù nǎr?
It's the middle of the night — where are you going?
他
经常
深更半夜
才
回家
。
Tā jīngcháng shēngēng bànyè cái huíjiā.
He often gets home in the dead of night.
Tips
culture
更
(gēng) refers to the five night watches of imperial China, each about two hours.
三
更
(sān gēng, roughly 11pm–1am) is the classic witching hour — hence the common
半夜三更
.
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深
shēn
更
gèng
半
bàn
夜
yè
Related Words
半夜三更
bànyèsāngēng
#25,671
the dead of night / in the middle of the night / the small hours
深夜
shēnyè
HSK 7
#7,096
late at night / deep in the night
夜深人静
yèshēnrénjìng
#39,433
in the dead of night / late at night when everything is quiet
半夜
bànyè
HSK 2
#3,870
midnight / middle of the night
碧海青天夜夜心
bìhǎiqīngtiānyèyèxīn
blue sea, green sky — her heart ached night after night / (fig.) eternal loneliness and regret, set against a cold cosmic backdrop / (lit.) emerald sea, azure sky, night-night heart
小楼一夜听春雨
xiǎolóuyīyètīngchūnyǔ
in the little chamber, all night long, I listened to the spring rain / (fig.) an image of delicate sleepless reverie; the poet alone with the sound of rain / (lit.) small tower one night listen spring rain
夜里
yèli
HSK 2
#5,571
at night / during the night
深
shēn
HSK 3
#1,244
deep; profound / dark (color); deep (color) / late (night); advanced
山明水净夜来霜
shānmíngshuǐjìngyèláishuāng
hills bright, waters clean — frost arrives by night / (fig.) the clarifying austerity of deep autumn, sharper than summer or spring / (lit.) mountain-bright water-clean night-come frost
整夜
zhěngyè
#6,609
the whole night / all night long
深更半夜
shēngēngbànyè
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