深夜

shēn yè

CL 个 gè

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. very late at night

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 早晨 zǎo chén 早晨 zǎo chén early morning 一天中清早的时间: early morning

Register variants

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• 大半夜 dà bàn yè 大半夜 dà bàn yè the middle of the night 口语中强调时间很晚，比‘深夜’更口语化: the middle of the night

Related words

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• 凌晨 líng chén 凌晨 líng chén very early in the morning 指天快亮的时候，比‘深夜’稍晚: very early in the morning

Synonyms

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• 半夜 bàn yè 半夜 bàn yè midnight 指从午夜前后到凌晨的时间段: midnight

Usage notes

Common mistakes

‘深夜’通常指午夜前后，不能说‘深夜两点’；应说‘凌晨两点’表示半夜以后。

Example Sentences

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他们 深夜 突击了敌人的基地。

They launched a sudden attack on the enemy base late at night.

我昨天工作到 深夜 。

I worked until very late last night.

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Child Words of 深夜

• 夜 夜 yè: night
• 深 深 shēn: deep (lit. and fig.)