深夜

shēn yè · shen ye

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. very late at night

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2 examples
01

过(guò)去(qù),我(wǒ)父(fù)亲(qīn)常(cháng)常(cháng)喝(hē)酒(jiǔ)直(zhí)到(dào)深(shēn)夜(yè)。

My father used to drink till late at night.

Tatoeba: Chinese by soueihin · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)深(shēn)夜(yè),我(wǒ)总(zǒng)是(shì)如(rú)释(shì)重(zhòng)负(fù)。

I am always freed of all of my worries and concerns in the depth of the night.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by DaoSeng · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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