一夜间

一夜間

yīyèjiān

adverb #31,535

Meanings

1 overnight
2 in a single night
3 in the space of one night

Characters

interval / span

Examples

他一夜间成了网红。

Tā yīyèjiān chéngle wǎnghóng.

He became an internet celebrity overnight.

这家公司一夜间倒闭了。

Zhè jiā gōngsī yīyèjiān dǎobì le.

This company collapsed overnight.

Tips

usage

Used like English 'overnight' to describe sudden, dramatic change. Often paired with 成 (chéng) 'to become', 变 (biàn) 'to change', 倒闭 (dǎobì) 'to go bankrupt', or 走红 (zǒuhóng) 'to become popular'. Synonym: 一夜之间 (yīyè zhījiān), slightly more formal.

Stroke Order

一 yī

夜 yè

间 jiān