🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

夜间

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yèjiān

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nighttime/ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"夜间的街道非常安静。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The time from dusk to dawn when it is dark.

    "The streets are usually very quiet during the nighttime."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Happening, existing, or done during the night.

    "She wears special glasses for nighttime driving."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'nighttime' is derived from the Old English 'niht' meaning 'night' and 'tima' meaning 'time', which evolved through Middle English. The term has been used since the 14th century to denote the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours.

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