bàn

HSK 2
common
numeral-classifier
noun

Meaning of 半夜

半夜 means half of a night; midnight; late at night. Pronounced bàn yè. HSK 2.

  • half of a night
  • midnight; late at night

Definitions & Examples

Xuě
xià
le
bàn
 
shàng
le
hòu
hòu
de
céng
 

It snowed for half a night, leaving a thick layer on the ground.

men
zhǐ
shuì
le
bàn
jiù
bèi
chǎo
xǐng
le
 

We only slept for half a night before being woken up.

Qián
bàn
zài
kàn
shū
 
hòu
bàn
shuì
zháo
le
 

I read in the first half of the night and fell asleep in the second half.

Shàng
bàn
de
wēn
xià
bàn
gāo
hěn
duō
 

The temperature in the first half of the night is much higher than in the second half.

Zhè
chǎng
xià
le
bàn
cái
tíng
 

The rain lasted for half a night before stopping.