半夜(bàn yè)

HSK 52 characters

midnight

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 半夜 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 半夜打电话给我。

    tā bàn yè dǎ diàn huà gěi wǒ

    He rang me up at midnight.

  • 不要半夜给我发消息。

    bù yào bàn yè gěi wǒ fā xiāo xī

    Don't send me messages in the middle of the night.

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