Meaning of 半夜三更
半夜三更 means in the middle of the night; at midnight; the dead of night. Pronounced bàn yè sān gēng.
- in the middle of the night; at midnight; the dead of night
Definitions & Examples
Bàn半
yè夜
sān三
gēng更
de的
，
bié别
zài再
dà大
shēng声
shuō说
huà话
le了
。
It's the middle of the night—stop talking so loudly.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
bàn半
yè夜
sān三
gēng更
xiě写
wén文
zhāng章
。
He likes to write articles in the middle of the night.
Tā他
men们
bàn半
yè夜
sān三
gēng更
cái才
huí回
lái来
，
bǎ把
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
chǎo吵
xǐng醒
le了
。
They didn't come back until the dead of night, waking everyone up.
Bàn半
yè夜
sān三
gēng更
de的
，
nǐ你
qù去
nǎr哪
a儿
啊
？
Where are you going at this hour?