夜间

yè jiān · ye jian

Traditional 夜間

Meaning

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  1. nighttime
  2. evening or night (e.g. classes)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

敌(dí)人(rén)在(zài)夜(yè)间(jiān)攻(gōng)击(jī)了(le)我(wǒ)们(men)。

The enemy attacked us at night.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)夜(yè)间(jiān)发(fā)生(shēng)了(le)火(huǒ)灾(zāi)。

A fire broke out during the night.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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