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title: "Aoye Meaning: 熬夜 (áoyè) Means “to stay up late”"
description: "熬夜 (áoyè) means “to stay up late; to stay up all night”. Hear its tones, see what 熬 and 夜 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/aoye"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 熬夜 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

熬夜 áoyè

## to stay up late; to stay up all night

## Its characters

1. 熬 áo to stay up (late)
2. 夜 yè night

## In a sentence

别总熬夜，对身体不好。 Don't always stay up late; it's bad for your health.

评高考的声音也不少：有人觉得一次考试决定不了一个人的未来，有人心疼孩子们为了分数**熬夜**刷题。

From [高考是什么？ · What is the gaokao?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-gaokao#library-word-652-654)

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## More words with 熬 or 夜

- [半夜 bànyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banye)
- [深夜 shēnyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenye)
- [夜班 yèbān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yeban)
- [夜间 yèjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yejian)
- [夜市 yèshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yeshi)
- [夜晚 yèwǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yewan)

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