昨夜 (zuóyè): last night

Meanings

1 last night

Characters

昨

Examples

昨夜下了一场大雨。

Zuóyè xià le yī chǎng dà yǔ.

There was heavy rain last night.

昨夜我做了一个奇怪的梦。

Zuóyè wǒ zuò le yī gè qíguài de mèng.

I had a strange dream last night.

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昨夜 is more literary and poetic than 昨天晚上 (zuótiān wǎnshang), which is the everyday way to say 'last night'. 昨夜 appears frequently in classical poetry and song lyrics.

Stroke Order

昨 zuó

夜 yè

Related Words

昨晚 zuówǎn #608

last night / yesterday evening

整夜 zhěngyè #6,609

the whole night / all night long

夜里 yèli HSK 2 #5,571

at night / during the night

深夜 shēnyè HSK 7 #7,096

late at night / deep in the night

黑夜 hēiyè HSK 6 #7,638

night; nighttime / dark night

夜班 yèbān HSK 7 #8,395

night shift / night duty

过夜 guòyè #3,878

to stay overnight / to spend the night

半夜 bànyè HSK 2 #3,870

midnight / middle of the night

夜晚 yèwǎn HSK 7 #2,063

night / nighttime

夜 yè HSK 2 #1,059

night