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Night market in Chinese

night market · HSK 5

夜市 yè shì

  1. 夜 yè night
  2. 市 shì city

Counted with 个: 一个夜市 yí gè yèshì

晚上我们去夜市吃小吃吧。 Let's go to the night market for snacks tonight.

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How do you say night market in Chinese?

Night market in Chinese is 夜市 (yè shì).

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