Meaning of 晚安
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- Good night!
- Good evening!
How to use 晚安
晚安 is said when someone is going to bed or when you part late at night. It is also very common as the last message in a chat before sleep. Example: 我去睡觉了，晚安。(Wǒ qù shuìjiào le, wǎn'ān.) I'm going to sleep, good night.
晚安 (wǎn'ān) joins 晚 (wǎn), evening, as in 晚上 (wǎnshang), with 安 (ān), peace, as in 安静 (ānjìng) and 平安 (píng'ān). Wishing someone 晚安 is wishing them a peaceful night.
Common mistake: Learners often use 晚安 as a greeting when they meet someone in the evening, but Chinese speakers mostly use it for parting or bedtime. To greet someone in the evening, 晚上好 (wǎnshang hǎo) is the usual choice.
晚安 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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晚 wǎn · evening · 11 strokes
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安 ān · calm · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 晚安.
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | evening meal; dinner |
| 安全 | ānquán | safe; secure; safety; security |
| 安静 | ānjìng | quiet; peaceful |
| 晚餐 | wǎncān | evening meal; dinner |
| 平安 | píng'ān | safe and sound; well |
| 晚会 | wǎnhuì | evening party |
| 一路平安 | yīlù-píng'ān | to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage! |
| 晚报 | wǎnbào | evening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News |
| 安排 | ānpái | to arrange; to plan |
| 保安 | bǎo'ān | to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production) |
| 不安 | bù'ān | unpeaceful; unstable |
Questions about 晚安
What does 晚安 mean?
晚安 (wǎn'ān) means "Good night!; Good evening!" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 晚安?
晚安 is made of 2 characters: 晚 (11 strokes), 安 (6 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 晚安 an HSK word?
Yes. 晚安 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 晚安 and 晚上好?
晚上好 (wǎnshang hǎo) is a hello used when you meet someone in the evening. 晚安 is a goodbye, usually said before sleep or when leaving late at night.
Why is there an apostrophe in wǎn'ān?
The apostrophe marks the syllable break so the pinyin is not misread as wa-nan. Since 安 (ān) begins with a vowel, the mark shows that it is a separate syllable, the same way it does in 平安 (píng'ān).