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title: "Yeshi Meaning: 夜市 (yèshì) Means “night market”"
description: "夜市 (yèshì) means “night market”. Hear its tones, see what 夜 and 市 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yeshi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 夜市 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

夜市 yèshì

## night market

## Its characters

1. 夜 yè night
2. 市 shì market

## In a sentence

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

[More about 夜市](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%9C%E5%B8%82)

## More words with 夜 or 市

- [熬夜 áoyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/aoye)
- [半夜 bànyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banye)
- [超市 chāoshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaoshi)
- [城市 chéngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengshi)
- [都市 dūshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dushi)
- [上市 shàngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangshi)
- [深夜 shēnyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenye)
- [市场 shìchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shichang)
- [市民 shìmín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shimin)
- [市值 shìzhí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shizhi)

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