隔夜

géyè

adjective #26,996

Meanings

1 overnight
2 of the previous night
3 left over from the night before

Characters

to separate; to be apart; across

Examples

隔夜的饭菜最好加热再吃。

Géyè de fàncài zuìhǎo jiārè zài chī.

It's best to reheat food left from the night before before eating it.

隔夜茶喝了对健康不好。

Géyè chá hē le duì jiànkāng bù hǎo.

Drinking overnight tea is not good for your health.

别把钱留到隔夜，今天要用就用掉。

Bié bǎ qián liú dào géyè, jīntiān yào yòng jiù yòngdiào.

Don't hold the money overnight — if you need to spend it today, spend it.

Tips

culture

隔夜饭 (overnight rice) and 隔夜茶 (overnight tea) are common in Chinese dietary advice. Traditional Chinese medicine associates them with negative health effects.

Stroke Order

隔 gé

夜 yè