deep night; midnight hours; dead of night
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
the middle of the night; late at night; dead of night
An idiomatic four-character expression (成语) used to emphasize the lateness of the hour, typically referring to the period between midnight and dawn. Can function as a noun or as an adverbial phrase of time.
Tā他
jīng经
cháng常
gōng工
zuò作
dào到
shēn深
gēng更
bàn半
yè夜
。
He often works until the middle of the night.
Shēn深
gēng更
bàn半
yè夜
de的
，
shuí谁
zài在
qiāo敲
mén门
？
Who's knocking at the door at this ungodly hour?
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Bù不
yào要
zài在
shēn深
gēng更
bàn半
yè夜
chū出
qù去
zǒu走
dòng动
，
hěn很
bù不
ān安
quán全
。
Don't go out walking around in the dead of night; it's very unsafe.
Shēn深
gēng更
bàn半
yè夜
jiē接
dào到
diàn电
huà话
，
xià吓
le了
wǒ我
yī一
tiào跳
。
Getting a phone call in the middle of the night gave me a start.