熬夜

áo yè

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to stay up late or all night

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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早起

zǎo qǐ

to get up early

熬夜 means staying up late, while 早起 means waking up early

Related words

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睡觉

shuì jiào

to go to bed

睡觉 is the general term for sleeping, the opposite activity

守夜

shǒu yè

to be on all-night duty

守夜 means keeping watch at night, related to staying awake at night

Synonyms

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通宵

tōng xiāo

all night

通宵 means to stay up all night, often used for activities like working or partying

Usage notes

Common mistakes

熬夜 is a separable verb: 熬了一次夜 means 'stayed up late once'.

Example Sentences

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我昨天晚上熬夜看了比赛。

I stayed up late last night watching the game.

她習慣熬夜。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 686634)

我習慣熬夜。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 779459)

熬夜很傷身體。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1422730)

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Child Words of 熬夜

night

to boil

to cook on a slow fire

熬夜