夜 , a Chinese measure word 夜 in the dictionary 夜 yè For nights, from dark to dawn Unit of measurement 一夜时间时间 shíjiānone night's time一夜工夫工夫 gōngfuthe space of one night For duration in nights of an action Counts actions 想大半夜想 xiǎngthink for most of the night看一夜看 kànread for one whole night忙了一夜忙 mángbe busy for one night赶一夜赶 gǎnrush through one night聊一夜聊 liáochat for a whole night放灯三夜release lanterns for three nights Every Chinese measure word