夏夜

xiàyè
noun #30,920

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 summer night
  2. 2 summer's evening

Examples

Xiàyè de xīngkōng hěn měi.
The starry sky on a summer night is beautiful.
Wǒmen zài yuànzi lǐ chéngliáng, xiǎngshòu xiàyè de wēifēng.
We cooled off in the courtyard, enjoying the summer night breeze.

Tips

usage
夏夜 follows the same season+ pattern as , , — all four are literary/poetic compounds. In everyday speech you can also say 夏天晚上, but 夏夜 has a more lyrical feel and is common in poetry, song titles and essays.

Stroke Order

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