夜幕

yèmù

noun #17,012

Meanings

Literally 'night curtain' - darkness falling like a curtain over the sky.

夜幕降临，城市的灯光亮了起来。

Yèmù jiànglín, chéngshì de dēngguāng liàng le qǐlái.

As night fell, the city lights came on.

在夜幕的掩护下，他们悄悄离开了。

Zài yèmù de yǎnhù xià, tāmen qiāoqiāo líkāi le.

Under the cover of darkness, they quietly left.

usage

Most commonly appears in the phrase 夜幕降临 (night falls). A literary/poetic word - everyday speech would just use 天黑了 (it got dark).

夜 yè

幕 mù