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半夜

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bàn yè

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Definitions

  1. 1. midnight
  2. 2. in the middle of the night

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现在 半夜 。
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Words Containing 半夜

三更半夜
sān gēng bàn yè

in the depth of the night; very late at night

上半夜
shàng bàn yè

first half of the night

前半夜
qián bàn yè

first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)

半夜三更
bàn yè sān gēng

in the depth of night

大半夜
dà bàn yè

the middle of the night

平生不做亏心事,半夜敲门心不惊
píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.

深更半夜
shēn gēng bàn yè

in the dead of night (idiom)

黑天半夜
hēi tiān bàn yè

lit. the black sky of midnight

Child Words of 半夜

半
bàn

half

夜
yè

night

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