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宵

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xiāo

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Definitions

  1. 1. night

Example Sentences

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元 宵 節要吃元 宵 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5854683)

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Words Containing 宵

宵夜
xiāo yè

midnight snack

良宵美景
liáng xiāo měi jǐng

fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)

宵征
xiāo zhēng

night journey

通宵达旦
tōng xiāo dá dàn

overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long

待宵草
dài xiāo cǎo

evening primrose

夜宵
yè xiāo

midnight snack

打通宵
dǎ tōng xiāo

to spend the whole night

宵禁
xiāo jìn

night curfew

宵小
xiāo xiǎo

thief

元宵
yuán xiāo

Lantern Festival

宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí

to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)

通宵
tōng xiāo

all night

元宵节
yuán xiāo jié

Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar

连宵
lián xiāo

the same night

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