熬夜

áoyè

verb HSK 7-9 #9,975

Meanings

1 to stay up late
2 to stay up all night
3 to burn the midnight oil

Characters

to endure; to cook slowly

Examples

他经常熬夜写作业。

Tā jīngcháng áoyè xiězuò yè.

He often stays up late doing homework.

熬夜对身体不好。

Áoyè duì shēntǐ bùhǎo.

Staying up late is bad for your health.

Tips

culture

熬夜 is a very common topic in Chinese social media. Young people often joke about 熬夜 despite knowing it's unhealthy, calling themselves 熬夜冠军 (champion of staying up late).

Stroke Order

熬 áo

夜 yè