dead of night; wee hours
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
dead of night; the wee hours
informalOften used in a descriptive or adverbial sense, can be used as "黑更半夜的" (hēi gēng bàn yè de). It emphasizes the darkness and lateness of the night.
Hēi黑
gēng更
bàn半
yè夜
de的
，
wài外
miàn面
shén什
me么
shēng声
yīn音
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
。
In the dead of night, there's no sound outside at all.
Nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
hēi黑
gēng更
bàn半
yè夜
cái才
huí回
jiā家
？
Why did you come home so late, in the wee hours of the night?
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Hēi黑
gēng更
bàn半
yè夜
jiē接
dào到
zhè这
zhǒng种
diàn电
huà话
，
zhēn真
xià吓
rén人
。
Getting a call like this in the middle of the night is really scary.
Gù故
shì事
lǐ里
，
guǐ鬼
hún魂
zǒng总
shì是
zài在
hēi黑
gēng更
bàn半
yè夜
chū出
xiàn现
。
In stories, ghosts always appear in the dead of night.