夜

yè

noun HSK 2 #1,059

Meanings

1 night

Characters

Examples

夜已经很深了。

Yè yǐjīng hěn shēn le.

It's already late at night.

今夜月亮很美。

Jīn yè yuèliang hěn měi.

The moon is beautiful tonight.

南京的夜景很漂亮。

Nánjīng de yèjǐng hěn piàoliang.

Nanjing's night scenery is beautiful.

Tips

usage

夜 is more literary than 晚上 (wǎnshàng, evening/night). It appears in compounds like 夜里 (at night), 半夜 (midnight), 深夜 (late night).

Stroke Order

夜 yè