隔夜

géyè
adjective #26,996

Meanings

  1. 1 overnight
  2. 2 of the previous night
  3. 3 left over from the night before

Examples

HSK 3
Géyè chá hē le duì jiànkāng bùhǎo.
Drinking overnight tea is not good for your health.
HSK 4
Bié bǎ qián liú dào géyè, jīntiān yào yòng jiù yòng diào.
Don't hold the money overnight - if you need to spend it today, spend it.
HSK 5
Géyè de fàncài zuìhǎo jiārè zài chī.
It's best to reheat food left from the night before before eating it.

Tips

culture
隔夜饭 (overnight rice) and 隔夜茶 (overnight tea) are common in Chinese dietary advice. Traditional Chinese medicine associates them with negative health effects.

Stroke Order

隔 gé
夜 yè