Meaning of 坐夜
坐夜 means to sit up through the night; to keep a night vigil (for New Year's Eve, funeral vigil, etc.). Pronounced zuò yè.
- to sit up through the night; to keep a night vigil (for New Year's Eve, funeral vigil, etc.)
Definitions & Examples
Chú除
xī夕
wǎn晚
shàng上
，
yī一
jiā家
rén人
zuò坐
yè夜
shǒu守
suì岁
，
yíng迎
jiē接
xīn新
nián年
de的
dào到
lái来
。
On New Year's Eve, the whole family sat up through the night keeping vigil to welcome the arrival of the new year.
Tā他
dān担
xīn心
ér儿
zi子
wǎn晚
guī归
，
biàn便
zài在
tīng厅
táng堂
zuò坐
yè夜
děng等
mén门
。
Worried that his son would come home late, he sat up in the hall waiting for him at the door.
Àn按
zhào照
lǎo老
jiā家
de的
xí习
sú俗
，
zǐ子
nǚ女
xū需
yào要
zuò坐
yè夜
shǒu守
líng灵
，
zhí直
dào到
chū出
bìn殡
。
According to the customs of our hometown, the children must sit up through the night keeping vigil beside the coffin until the funeral.