Word: 夜 (yè) 夜 dictionary entry yè night Full dictionary entry for 夜 Example sentences using 夜 23 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 一夜夫妻百日恩 yí yè fūqī bǎirì ēn one night as husband and wife, a hundred days of affection 他翻来覆去，一夜没睡好。 Tā fānlái-fùqù, yí yè méi shuì hǎo. He tossed and turned and didn't sleep well all night. 他翻来覆去，一夜都没睡好。 Tā fānlái-fùqù, yí yè dōu méi shuì hǎo. He tossed and turned and didn't sleep well all night. 千夜做贼一夜穷 qiān yè zuò zéi yí yè qióng a thousand nights as a thief, one night of poverty 坐了一夜卧铺，你睡得好吗？ Zuòle yí yè wòpù, nǐ shuì de hǎo ma? Did you sleep well after a night in the sleeper berth? 夜叫鬼门关,自己去送死 yè jiào guǐménguān,zìjǐ qù sòngsǐ calling at the Gate of Hell at night: going to your own death 夜越深，街上越发安静。 Yè yuè shēn, jiēshang yuèfā ānjìng. The deeper the night, the ever quieter the street became. 家人要在灵堂守灵三夜。 Jiārén yào zài língtáng shǒulíng sān yè. The family has to keep vigil by the coffin in the mourning hall for three nights. 想一夜变成富翁，真是异想天开。 Xiǎng yí yè biànchéng fùwēng, zhēnshi yìxiǎngtiānkāi. Wanting to become rich overnight is pure wishful fantasy. 愁人苦夜长 chóu rén kǔ yè cháng the worried find the night painfully long 我想待一夜。 Wǒ xiǎng dài yí yè. I'd like to stay for one night. 我想还待一夜，行不行？ Wǒ xiǎng hái dài yí yè, xíng bùxíng? I'd like to stay one more night. Is that possible? 暴雪下了一夜，路上都是雪。 Bàoxuě xià le yí yè, lùshang dōu shì xuě. The blizzard went on all night, and the roads are covered in snow. 欢娱嫌夜短,寂寞恨更长 huānyú xián yè duǎn,jìmò hèn gēng cháng in joy one finds the night too short, in loneliness one hates the watches for being long 火炬在夜风中烧得很旺。 Huǒjù zài yè fēng zhōng shāo de hěn wàng. The torch burned brightly in the night wind. 熬了一夜，大家都无精打采。 Áole yí yè, dàjiā dōu wújīngdǎcǎi. After staying up all night, everyone looked washed out. 眼亮不怕夜黑 yǎnliàng búpà yè hēi with bright eyes one doesn't fear a dark night 耽误一夜眠，十夜补不全 dānwu yí yè mián, shí yè bǔ bù quán lose one night's sleep and ten nights can't fully make it up 行夜路吹口哨儿，给自己壮胆 xíng yè lù chuīkǒushào ér, gěi zìjǐ zhuàngdǎn whistling when walking at night: to give oneself courage 贼偷一更，防贼一夜 zéi tōu yì gēng, fángzéi yí yè the thief steals for one watch, but guarding against thieves takes all night 这口窑烧了三天三夜。 Zhè kǒu yáo shāole sāntiān sān yè. This kiln has been firing for three days and nights. 那是个迷人的秋夜。 Nà shì gè mírén de qiū yè. It was a lovely autumn evening. 雨下了一夜，路上仍旧很湿。 Yǔ xià le yí yè, lùshang réngjiù hěn shī. It rained all night, and the road is still wet.