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夜宵 (yè xiāo) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

夜宵 (yè xiāo) is a Chinese word: late-night snack. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 夜宵

名 míng noun

late-night snack

我们去吃夜宵吧,我知道一家很好的面馆。

wǒ men qù chī yè xiāo ba wǒ zhī dao yì jiā hěn hǎo de miàn guǎn

Let's go get a late-night snack, I know a great noodle restaurant.

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Word breakdown

夜 yè — night (indicates the time when this meal is eaten)

宵 xiāo — night/evening (reinforces the nighttime aspect)

Structure & writing
1 夜 yè — night (from dusk to dawn), opposite of '日'/'昼'
夜 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.2 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2 宵 xiāo — night

宵 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter
宀 is a component in 48 characters
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