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半夜

bàn yèHSK 5

半夜 (bàn yè) is an HSK 5 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

quantity 数量

  1. Englishmidnight

    • EX
      昨天半夜十二点，突然有人敲门。

      Someone suddenly knocked on the door at midnight last night.

    • EX
      已经半夜一点了，他还在写作业。

      It was already one in the morning, and he was still doing his homework.

2

noun 名

  1. Englishthe middle of the night

    • EX
      他总是在半夜醒来，然后就睡不着了。

      He often wakes up in the middle of the night and then can't get back to sleep.

    • EX
      外面在下大雨，半夜里风刮得很厉害。

      It was pouring outside, and the wind was very strong in the middle of the night.