midnight; middle of the night
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
midnight; the middle of the night; around twelve o'clock at night
literarySlightly more formal and literary than 半夜, often used in written Chinese, poetry, and formal descriptions.
Yè夜
bàn半
shí时
fèn分
，
yuǎn远
chù处
chuán传
lái来
le了
yōu悠
yáng扬
de的
zhōng钟
shēng声
。
At midnight, the melodious sound of bells came from afar.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
yè夜
bàn半
dú读
shū书
，
yīn因
wéi为
nà那
shí时
zuì最
ān安
jìng静
。
He likes to read at midnight because that's the quietest time.
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Tā他
men们
yuē约
dìng定
zài在
yè夜
bàn半
sān三
gēng更
kāi开
shǐ始
xíng行
dòng动
。
They agreed to start the operation at the dead of night.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
jiào叫
zuò做
《
Yè夜
bàn半
gē歌
shēng声
》
，
shì是
yī一
bù部
jīng经
diǎn典
kǒng恐
bù怖
piàn片
。
This movie is called 'Song at Midnight,' a classic horror film.