Usage note
夜表示晚上天黑后的时间。
yè biǎo shì wǎn shàng tiān hēi hòu de shí jiān。
夜 means the time after dark at night.
Context note
夜常用于时间、睡觉和天气。
yè cháng yòng yú shí jiān 、 shuì jiào hé tiān qì。
夜 is often used with time, sleep, and weather.
5 examples
夜里很安静。
yè lǐ hěn ān jìng。
It is quiet at night.
今天夜晚很冷。
jīn tiān yè wǎn hěn lěng。
Tonight is very cold.
夜深了。
yè shēn le。
It is late at night.
我喜欢夜景。
wǒ xǐ huan yè jǐng。
I like night scenery.
夜里要早点睡。
yè lǐ yào zǎo diǎn shuì。
Go to bed early at night.
5 mini stories
夜里，星星很亮。
yè lǐ， xīng xīng hěn liàng。
At night, the stars are bright.
他夜里不容易睡着。
tā yè lǐ bù róng yì shuì zháo。
He does not easily fall asleep at night.
夜晚的街道很安静。
yè wǎn de jiē dào hěn ān jìng。
The streets at night are quiet.
我们在夜里听见了风声。
wǒ men zài yè lǐ tīng jiàn le fēng shēng。
We heard the wind at night.
夜深以后，大家都睡了。
yè shēn yǐ hòu， dà jiā dōu shuì le。
After late at night, everyone slept.
Mini dialogue
夏夜
A
你听，外面有虫子在叫。
Nǐ tīng, wàimiàn yǒu chóngzi zài jiào.
Listen, there are insects chirping outside.
B
夏天的夜真热闹。
Xiàtiān de yè zhēn rènao.
Summer nights are so lively.
晚安
A
已经很晚了，我要去睡觉了。
Yǐjīng hěn wǎn le, wǒ yào qù shuìjiào le.
It's very late, I'm going to sleep.
B
好的，夜安，做个好梦。
Hǎo de, yè ān, zuò gè hǎo mèng.
Okay, good night, have a sweet dream.
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