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夜 yè

night

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 5
Radical
夕
Type
Ideograph
Made of 亠亻夕 ⿱亠⿰亻夕

Memory hint: A person 亻 sneaking by under cover 亠 of night 夕

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  1. 昨天夜里下雨了。
    Zuótiān yè lǐ xiàyǔ le.
    It rained last night.
    yesterday night inside rain (le)
  2. 你昨晚熬夜了吗？
    Nǐ zuówǎn áoyè le ma?
    Did you stay up late last night?
    you last-night stay-up-late (le) (question)
  3. 我们今晚早点休息吧，别熬夜。
    Wǒmen jīnwǎn zǎodiǎn xiūxi ba, bié áoyè.
    Let's rest early tonight, don't stay up late.
    we tonight earlier rest (suggestion), don't stay-up-late
  4. 昨天他没有熬夜。
    Zuótiān tā méiyǒu áoyè.
    Yesterday he didn't stay up late.
    yesterday he not-have stay-up-late
  5. 工厂里，工人们昼夜不停地工作。
    Gōngchǎng lǐ, gōngrénmen zhòuyè bù tíng de gōngzuò.
    In the factory, workers work day and night without stopping.
    factory inside, workers day-night not stop (particle) work

Words with 夜 (4)