长夜

長夜
chángyè
noun #15,112

Meanings

  1. 1 long night
  2. 2 long period of misery and oppression

Examples

HSK 4
Rénmín zhōngyú zǒu chū le hēi'àn de chángyè.
The people finally emerged from the long dark night.
HSK 7-9
Mànmàn chángyè, tā yīgè rén nányǐ rùshuì.
Through the long night, he could not fall asleep alone.

Tips

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长夜 is literary and poetic. The figurative meaning, a prolonged period of suffering or oppression, appears frequently in political and historical writing. 漫漫长夜 (endless long night) is a common literary phrase.

Stroke Order

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