半夜

Every meaning

In a sentence

• 他昨天半夜才回家。

  He didn't get home until midnight yesterday.

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In the Library

• 半夜，年兽来了。

  年兽来了 · The legend of Nian, the Chinese New Year monster · HSK 4

• 它从八点开始，一直到半夜十二点多，差不多四个半小时。

  春晚是什么？ · What is the Spring Festival Gala (春晚)? · HSK 4

• 到了第三天半夜，他才把鲁肃请到船上：“我们一起去拿箭。

  草船借箭 · Borrowing arrows with straw boats · HSK 5

Its characters

• 半bànhalf; semi-
• 夜yènight; evening

Words with 半

• 一半yíbànhalf
• 半天bàntiāna long time
• 半岛bàndǎopeninsula
• 半径bànjìngradius
• 半数bànshùhalf (the number)
• 多半duōbànmore than half
• 过半guòbànmore than half
• 半边天bànbiāntiānwomen (as in 妇女能顶半边天)

Words with 夜

• 夜晚yèwǎnnight
• 熬夜áoyèto stay up late
• 夜间yèjiānat night
• 夜市yèshìnight market
• 年夜饭niányèfànNew Year's Eve dinner
• 日夜rìyèday and night
• 深夜shēnyèlate at night
• 彻夜chèyèall night long