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title: "Yejian Meaning: 夜间 (yèjiān) Means “at night”"
description: "夜间 (traditional 夜間, yèjiān) means “at night; nighttime”. Hear its tones, see what 夜 and 间 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yejian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 夜间 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

夜间 yèjiān

## at night; nighttime

## Its characters

1. 夜 yè night
2. 间 jiān period of time (as in 期间)

## In a sentence

这条路夜间禁止货车通行。 Trucks are banned from this road at night.

[More about 夜间](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%9C%E9%97%B4)

## More words with 夜 or 间

- [熬夜 áoyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/aoye)
- [半夜 bànyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banye)
- [车间 chējiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chejian)
- [房间 fángjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangjian)
- [间断 jiànduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianduan)
- [间隔 jiàngé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiange)
- [空间 kōngjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongjian)
- [民间 mínjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minjian)
- [期间 qījiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qijian)
- [区间 qūjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qujian)

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