半夜 bàn yè ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ bun3 je6 HSK 2 進階級 · Level 3
- midnight
- in the middle of the night
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半
- 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
- 半场 半場 bàn chǎng ㄅㄢˋ ㄔㄤˇ bun3 coeng4 half of a game or contest
- 半天 bàn tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 tin1 half of the day
- 半岛 半島 bàn dǎo ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇ bun3 dou2 peninsula
- 半年 bàn nián ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ bun3 nin4 half a year
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- 半数 半數 bàn shù ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ bun3 sou3 half the number; half
- 半路 bàn lù ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ bun3 lou6 halfway
- 多半 duō bàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄢˋ do1 bun3 most
- 大半 dà bàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ daai6 bun3 more than half
- 过半 過半 guò bàn ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄢˋ gwo3 bun3 over fifty percent
- 半导体 半導體 bàn dǎo tǐ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄧˇ bun3 dou6 tai2 semiconductor
- 半决赛 半決賽 bàn jué sài ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄞˋ bun3 kyut3 coi3 semifinals
- 半边天 半邊天 bàn biān tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 bin1 tin1 half the sky
- 半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧˊ bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4 (idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
- 半真半假 bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2 (idiom) half true and half false
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
- 上半 shàng bàn ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢˋ soeng6 bun3 first half
- 下半 xià bàn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ haa6 bun3 second half
- 半个 半個 bàn ge ㄅㄢˋ ˙ㄍㄜ bun3 go3 half of sth
- 半价 半價 bàn jià ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ bun3 gaa3 half price
夜
- 夜市 yè shì ㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ je6 si5 night market
- 夜晚 yè wǎn ㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄢˇ je6 maan5 night
- 夜景 yè jǐng ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ je6 ging2 nightscape
- 夜校 yè xiào ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ je6 haau6 evening school
- 夜班 yè bān ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄢ je6 baan1 night shift
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- 夜里 夜裡 yè li ㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧ je6 leoi5 during the night
- 夜间 夜間 yè jiān ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢ je6 gaan1 nighttime
- 彻夜 徹夜 chè yè ㄔㄜˋ ㄧㄝˋ cit3 je6 the whole night
- 日夜 rì yè ㄖˋ ㄧㄝˋ jat6 je6 day and night
- 昼夜 晝夜 zhòu yè ㄓㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ zau3 je6 day and night
- 消夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 nighttime snack
- 深夜 shēn yè ㄕㄣ ㄧㄝˋ sam1 je6 very late at night
- 熬夜 áo yè ㄠˊ ㄧㄝˋ ngou4 je6 to stay up late or all night
- 连夜 連夜 lián yè ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ lin4 je6 that very night
- 黑夜 hēi yè ㄏㄟ ㄧㄝˋ hak1 je6 night
- 夜总会 夜總會 yè zǒng huì ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ je6 zung2 wui2 nightclub; nightspot
- 年夜饭 年夜飯 nián yè fàn ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄈㄢˋ nin4 je6 faan6 reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)
- 开夜车 開夜車 kāi yè chē ㄎㄞ ㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄜ hoi1 je6 ce1 to burn the midnight oil
- 夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì ㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄖˋ je6 ji5 gai3 jat6 night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
- 上夜 shàng yè ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄝˋ soeng5 je6 to be on night duty
Idioms with these characters
- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1 lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
- 半通不通 bàn tōng bù tōng ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ bun3 tung1 bat1 tung1 to not fully understand (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
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- 半推半就 bàn tuī bàn jiù ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ bun3 teoi1 bun3 zau6 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
- 半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧˊ bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4 (idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
- 半真半假 bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2 (idiom) half true and half false
- 黑天半夜 hēi tiān bàn yè ㄏㄟ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ hak1 tin1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the middle of the night
- 毁誉参半 毀譽參半 huǐ yù cān bàn ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ ㄘㄢ ㄅㄢˋ wai2 jyu6 caam1 bun3 (idiom) to receive both praise and criticism; to get mixed reviews
- 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
- 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè ㄕㄣ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ sam1 gang1 bun3 je6 in the dead of night (idiom)
- 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè ㄠˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6 to stay up through the night (idiom)
- 巴山夜雨 Bā shān yè yǔ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ baa1 saan1 je6 jyu5 rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
- 俾夜作昼 俾夜作晝 bǐ yè zuò zhòu ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄡˋ bei2 je6 zok3 zau3 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
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- 俾昼作夜 俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ bei2 zau3 zok3 je6 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
- 长夜漫漫 長夜漫漫 cháng yè màn màn ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ coeng4 je6 maan6 maan6 endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 漫漫长夜 漫漫長夜 màn màn cháng yè ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ maan6 maan6 coeng4 je6 endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
Example sentences
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他 半夜 打电话 打電話 给 給 我 。
He rang me up at midnight.
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他 半夜 打 了 个 個 电话 電話 给 給 我 。
He gave me a ring at midnight.
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他 半夜 给 給 了 我 一 枚 戒指 。
He gave me a ring at midnight.
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我们 我們 到家 时 時 几乎 幾乎 是 半夜 了 。
It was almost midnight when we got home.
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三更半夜 不 睡觉 睡覺 ， 你 在 干嘛 幹嘛 呢 ？
It's the middle of the night. Why aren't you asleep?
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