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

HSK 1

熬夜对身体不好。

Áoyè duì shēntǐ bùhǎo.

Staying up late is bad for your health.

HSK 2

他经常熬夜写作业。

Tā jīngcháng áoyè xiě zuòyè.

He often stays up late doing homework.

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