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三更半夜 meaning in English

sāngēngbànyè

(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night

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Meaning of 三更半夜

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sāngēngbànyè
  1. (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night

三更半夜 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

三sān更gēng半bàn夜yè不bù睡shuì觉jiào，你nǐ在zài干gàn嘛má呢ne？
It's the middle of the night. Why aren't you asleep?

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三 sān · three · 3 strokes

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更 gèng · more · 7 strokes

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半 bàn · half · 5 strokes

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夜 yè · night · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 三更半夜.

一半yībànhalf
半年bàn niánhalf a year
半天bàntiānhalf of the day; a long time
半夜bànyèmidnight; in the middle of the night
夜里yèlǐduring the night; at night
更加gèngjiāmore (than sth else); even more
再三zàisānover and over again; again and again
更新gēngxīnto replace the old with new; to renew
夜间yèjiānnighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)
更换gēnghuànto replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
三明治sānmíngzhì(loanword) sandwich
黑夜hēiyènight

Questions about 三更半夜

What does 三更半夜 mean?

三更半夜 (sāngēngbànyè) means "(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night".

How do you write 三更半夜?

三更半夜 is made of 4 characters: 三 (3 strokes), 更 (7 strokes), 半 (5 strokes), 夜 (8 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.