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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *晚* | 晚* | *晚
evening / night / late
HSK 1
midnight / in the middle of the night
HSK 2
during the night / at night / nighttime
HSK 2
Good night! / Good evening!
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *夜* | 夜* | *夜
night
HSK 2
evening / night / CL: 個|个 / in the evening
HSK 1
nighttime / evening or night (e.g. classes)
HSK 5
in the evening / when night falls / towards evening / at night fall / at dusk
HSK 6
night market
HSK 7-9
to burn the midnight oil / to work late into the night
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *肝* | 肝* | *肝
liver (CL:葉|叶) / (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game) / (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy
HSK 6
one night stand
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *更* | 更* | *更
to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
from morning till night / from dawn to dusk / all day long
HSK 7-9
evening school / night school
HSK 7-9
night shift
HSK 7-9
very late at night
HSK 7-9
day and night / around the clock
HSK 6
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
wedding candles; a pair of large, red, ornately decorated candles placed in the bridal chamber during a traditional Chinese wedding night, symbolizing the union of the couple / (botany) anthurium
the whole night
HSK 7-9
night / CL: 個|个
HSK 7-9
Silent Night (Christmas carol) / Christmas Eve
Midsummer night's dream, comedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop
HSK 7-9
all night / throughout the night
HSK 7-9
to book a service for overnight use (karaoke room, internet café etc) / (euphemistic) to hire a companion or escort for the night
tuberose (Agave amica) / night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) (aka 夜香木)
every night
to stay up late or all night
HSK 7-9
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
HSK 7-9
the middle of the night
night
HSK 6
night sky
midnight snack / late-night snack
evening / night
HSK 7-9
to ask sb to stay / to keep sb for the night / to await (classical)
to close a door / to lock a door / (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently)
morning and night / all the time
middle shift; swing shift; early night shift / middle class in kindergarten (4–5 year olds)
day and night / round-the-clock
Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / see also 元夜 / sticky rice dumplings
last night
excrement / feces / night soil
HSK 7-9
lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom) / fig. peaceful and clear night / (allusively) living a solitary and quiet life
that very night / through the night / for several nights in a row
HSK 7-9
deep at night
moonlit night
lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference; a world of difference; a far cry (from)
night watchman (in former times)
deep (valley or night) / abstruse / hidden in depth
the dark / night
night clothes / pajamas
starlit night / by night; under the night sky; through the night
night vision device
in the dead of night (idiom)
night life
the whole night / all through the night
lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived
to get up in the night to urinate
to travel day and night
night vision device
to see in the New Year / to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
previous night
third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old) / midnight / also pr. [san1 jin1]
first half of the night / time before midnight
yesterday evening / last night
noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack
(slang) to hook up for a one night stand / booty call
early evening / wedding night / (fig.) first sexual encounter
night scene / the dim light of night
to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs
disco / night club / abbr. for 迪斯科廳|迪斯科厅
fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long / day and night
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
night shift
to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
to stay up through the night (idiom)
he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience
night walk / night departure / nocturnal
night curfew
black-crowned night heron (Tw)
to stay out all night (idiom)
fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
curtain of night / gathering darkness
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *宿* | 宿* | *宿
lodge for the night / old / former
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *宿* | 宿* | *宿
night / classifier for nights
nighttime snack / late-night supper
to crave day and night; to strongly desire
night demon (malign spirit believed to plague people during sleep)
to go to bed / to retire for the night
fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)
day and night / regardless of the time of day or night
lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom) / fig. everything will turn out for the best; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night
the same night / that very night / successive nights
to travel or work through night and day / to toil away for long hours
fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)
squid fishing (typically using lights at night to attract them)

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