midnight; dead of night
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midnight; the middle of the night; dead of night
Refers to the period around 12:00 AM; often used in literary or formal contexts as opposed to the more colloquial 半夜.
Zǐ子
yè夜
shí时
fēn分
，
zhěng整
gè个
chéng城
shì市
dōu都
ān安
jìng静
xià下
lái来
le了
。
At midnight, the entire city quieted down.
Yuǎn远
chù处
chuán传
lái来
zǐ子
yè夜
de的
zhōng钟
shēng声
。
The sound of the midnight bell came from afar.
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Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
zài在
zǐ子
yè夜
yǐ以
hòu后
cái才
kāi开
shǐ始
gōng工
zuò作
。
He always starts working only after midnight.
Máo茅
dùn盾
de的
xiǎo小
shuō说
《
Zǐ子
yè夜
》
miáo描
xiě写
le了
19301
nián9
dài3
de0
Shàng年
hǎi代
的
上
海
。
Mao Dun's novel *Midnight* depicts Shanghai in the 1930s.