宵夜 meaning in English

xiāoyè

midnight snack; late-night snack

18 strokes

Meaning of 宵夜

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiāoyè
  1. midnight snack
  2. late-night snack

宵夜 in example sentences

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

这zhè儿ér是shì他tā们men通tōng常cháng吃chī宵xiāo夜yè的de地dì方fāng。
This is where they usually eat supper.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

宵 xiāo · night · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

夜 yè · night · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 宵夜.

半夜bànyèmidnight; in the middle of the night
夜里yèlǐduring the night; at night
夜间yèjiānnighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)
黑夜hēiyènight
日夜rìyèday and night; around the clock
开夜车kāi yèchēto burn the midnight oil; to work late into the night
夜晚yèwǎnnight
夜总会yèzǒnghuìnightclub; nightspot
深夜shēnyèvery late at night
通宵tōngxiāoall night; throughout the night
夜班yèbānnight shift
熬夜áoyèto stay up late or all night

Questions about 宵夜

What does 宵夜 mean?

宵夜 (xiāoyè) means "midnight snack; late-night snack".

How do you write 宵夜?

宵夜 is made of 2 characters: 宵 (10 strokes), 夜 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.