长夜

長夜

chángyè

noun #15,112

Meanings

1 long night
2 long period of misery and oppression

Characters

Examples

漫漫长夜，他一个人难以入睡。

Mànmàn chángyè, tā yīgè rén nányǐ rùshuì.

Through the long night, he could not fall asleep alone.

人民终于走出了黑暗的长夜。

Rénmín zhōngyú zǒu chū le hēi'àn de chángyè.

The people finally emerged from the long dark night.

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长夜 is literary and poetic. The figurative meaning — a prolonged period of suffering or oppression — appears frequently in political and historical writing. 漫漫长夜 (mànmàn chángyè, endless long night) is a common literary phrase.

Stroke Order

长 cháng

夜 yè