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夜间 (yè jiān) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

夜间 (yè jiān) is a Chinese word: nighttime. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 夜间

名 míng noun

nighttime

夜间行车要小心。

yè jiān xíng chē yào xiǎo xīn

You must be careful when driving at night.

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Word breakdown

夜 yè — night

间 jiān — period/time

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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Stroke order

2 间 jiān — between; the space where two periods of time or things meet
Xpinyin
间 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

2.2 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 characters
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