夜来

夜來
yèlái
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 during the night; at night
  2. 2 last night

Examples

HSK 5
Yèlái xià le yì cháng dàxuě, shān shàng quán bái le.
A heavy snow fell in the night, and the mountain turned completely white.
HSK 5
Yèlái fēng jǐn, tā yí yè méi shuìhǎo.
The wind blew hard in the night, and he slept badly the whole night through.

Tips

mistakes
来 here does not mean 'to come'. 夜来 is a poetic time word, 'in the night' or 'last night', as in 孟浩然's 《春晓》: 夜来风雨声 'in the night, the sound of wind and rain'. Do not confuse it with 夜来香, a flower that gives off its scent at night and the title of a famous 1940s song.

Stroke Order

夜 yè
来 lái