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半夜

midnight

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ban4ye4 • bànyè

Meaning

Primary

midnight

Mnemonic

半夜 Midnight is the 半 half-way point of the 夜 night.

Usage

他 经常 工作 到 半夜 才 睡。

He often works till midnight before sleeping.

下半夜

after midnight