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晚上 (wǎn shang) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 1

晚上 (wǎn shang) is a Chinese word: evening, night. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 晚上

名 míng noun

evening, night

我晚上要去看电影。

wǒ wǎn shang yào qù kàn diàn yǐng

I'm going to watch a movie in the evening.

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Word breakdown

晚 wǎn — late, evening (time)

上 shàng / shang — time period marker (forms a time word with 晚)

Contextual pronunciation: shang

Structure & writing
1 晚 wǎn — evening; night

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

consists of

1.1 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 characters
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Stroke order

2 上 shàng / shang — upper; high position (opposite of 下); ① preceding in order ② higher in rank or quality
上 is a component in 4 characters

上 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order