半夜, bànyè
Meaning: midnight, middle of the night
HSK 5 word
Example
他昨天半夜才回家。
Tā zuótiān bànyè cái huí jiā.
He didn't get home until the middle of the night yesterday.
More HSK 5 words
- 初期chūqīearly stage, initial period
- 中期zhōngqīmiddle period, mid-term
- 早期zǎoqīearly stage, early period
- 年初niánchūbeginning of the year
- 夜间yèjiānat night, nighttime
- 季度jìdùquarter (of a year)
- 周年zhōuniánanniversary
- 纪念日jìniànrìanniversary, commemoration day
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