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半夜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

半夜 Usage and Examples

midnight

the middle of the night

他们直到半夜才把婴孩哄睡着。

They couldn't get the baby off till midnight.

我们得回家了,已过半夜了。

We must be getting home ; it's past midnight.

The characters in 半夜

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
半
bàn5half
夜
yè8night

More words starting with 半

  • bàn半gè个shì世jiè界half the world, half a world
  • bàn半gè个shì世jì纪half a century
  • bàn半gè个guó国jiā家half a country, half of a country
  • bàn半gè个xiǎo小shí时half an hour, a half hour
  • bàn半jià价dì的half price, 50% off
  • bàn半fēn分half a fen, a tiny bit
  • bàn半juàn卷half-rolled, half a volume
  • bàn半bì壁half of the territory, half the country
  • bàn半yè夜lǐ里at midnight, in the middle of the night
  • bàn半tiān天half a day, a long time
  • bàn半dǎo导tǐ体semiconductor
  • bàn半dǎo导tǐ体gōng工yè业Semiconductor industry, Chip industry

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Questions about 半夜

What does 半夜 mean in Chinese?

半夜 (bàn yè) means “midnight, the middle of the night”.

How do you pronounce 半夜?

半夜 is pronounced bàn yè in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “midnight” in Chinese?

“midnight” is 半夜 (bàn yè) in Chinese.

How is 半夜 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 半夜, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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