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黑更半夜 — “In the dead of night”

黑更半夜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in the dead of night”. Late at night. Literally, “Deep dark night, middle of the night”.

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黑更半夜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

黑更半夜 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
黑
hēi12black, dark, evil
更
gēng7even more
半
bàn5half
夜
yè8night

Example Sentence with 黑更半夜

他经常黑更半夜还在工作,真是太辛苦了。
He often works in the dead of night, which is truly exhausting.

Idioms Related to 黑更半夜

Synonyms of 黑更半夜

  • shēn深gēng更bàn半yè夜in the dead of night

More idioms starting with 黑

  • hēi黑bù不liū溜qiū秋unpleasantly dark or dingy black
  • hēi黑yún云yā压chéng城chéng城yù欲cuī摧Imminent collapse under immense pressure
  • hēi黑jià价bái白rì日day and night
  • hēi黑gu咕lōng隆dōng咚pitch-dark and gloomy
  • hēi黑dì地hūn昏tiān天utter darkness and decay
  • hēi黑tiān天bàn半yè夜the dead of night
  • hēi黑tiān天mò墨dì地utter darkness
  • hēi黑tiān天mō摸dì地in complete darkness
  • hēi黑tiān天bái白rì日day and night
  • hēi黑jiā家bái白rì日day and night
  • hēi黑zhī汁bái白hàn汗sweat from arduous labor
  • hēi黑qī漆yī一tuán团pitch black; utterly ignorant

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Questions about 黑更半夜

What does 黑更半夜 mean?

黑更半夜 (hēi gēng bàn yè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in the dead of night”.

How do you pronounce 黑更半夜?

黑更半夜 is pronounced hēi gēng bàn yè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 黑更半夜 literally mean?

Literally, 黑更半夜 means “Deep dark night, middle of the night”. It is used to mean “in the dead of night”.

What is the Chinese definition of 黑更半夜?

指深夜。

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