deep in the night; in the dead of night
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
deep in the night; in the dead of night; after midnight
literaryA literary term describing the deep stillness of the night, typically after midnight. Often used in set phrases such as 更深人静 (deep in the night when all is quiet).
Yǐ已
jīng经
shì是
gēng更
shēn深
shí时
fēn分
le了
，
tā他
hái还
zài在
dēng灯
xià下
gōng工
zuò作
。
It was already deep in the night, yet he was still working under the lamp.
Zài在
zhè这
gēng更
shēn深
de的
shí时
kè刻
，
tā他
dú独
zì自
zǒu走
zài在
jì寂
jìng静
de的
jiē街
dào道
shàng上
。
At this deeper hour of the night, he walked alone on the quiet street.
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Gēng更
shēn深
rén人
jìng静
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
yuǎn远
chù处
ǒu偶
ěr尔
chuán传
lái来
jǐ几
shēng声
quǎn犬
fèi吠
。
It was deep in the night and all was quiet; only occasional barks of distant dogs could be heard.
Gēng更
shēn深
yè夜
jìng静
，
wàn万
lài籁
jù俱
jì寂
。
The night was deep and still, with all sounds hushed into complete silence.