更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) syn 晚上 wǎn shang evening / night / CL:個|个[ge4] / in the evening syn 昨晚 zuó wǎn yesterday evening / last night syn 晚安 wǎn ān Good night! / Good evening! 俱乐部 俱樂部 jù lè bù (loanword) club (the organisation or its premises) syn 酒店 jiǔ diàn wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club syn 夜晚 yè wǎn night / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 关门 關門 guān mén to close a door / to lock a door / (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently) syn 党 黨 dǎng party / association / club / society / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 半夜 bàn yè midnight / in the middle of the night syn 过夜 過夜 guò yè to spend the night / overnight syn 睡衣 shuì yī night clothes / pajamas syn 夜里 夜裡 yè li during the night / at night / nighttime syn 会长 會長 huì zhǎng president of a club, committee etc 整夜 zhěng yè the whole night / all through the night syn 深夜 shēn yè very late at night syn 黑夜 hēi yè night 夜间 夜間 yè jiān nighttime / evening or night (e.g. classes) syn 晚间 晚間 wǎn jiān evening / night syn 夜班 yè bān night shift syn 留住 liú zhù to ask sb to stay / to keep sb for the night / to await (classical) syn 通宵 tōng xiāo all night / throughout the night syn 社团 社團 shè tuán association / society / group / union / club / organization 粪便 糞便 fèn biàn excrement / feces / night soil syn 宵禁 xiāo jìn night curfew 联谊会 聯誼會 lián yì huì association / club / society / party / get-together 熬夜 áo yè to stay up late or all night 前夜 qián yè the eve / the night before syn 棒子 bàng zi stick / club / cudgel / maize (corn) / ear of maize / corncob / (derog.) Korean syn 聚餐 jù cān communal meal / formal dinner of club or group syn 日夜 rì yè day and night / around the clock syn 傍晚 bàng wǎn in the evening / when night falls / towards evening / at night fall / at dusk syn 彻夜 徹夜 chè yè the whole night syn 夜色 yè sè night scene / the dim light of night syn 昨夜 zuó yè last night syn 守夜 shǒu yè to be on all-night duty / to be on night watch / to keep a vigil syn 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 杆子 桿子 gǎn zi pole / stick / club / gang of bandits syn 夜幕 yè mù curtain of night / gathering darkness syn 夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì night and day (idiom) / continuous strenuous effort syn 夜空 yè kōng night sky 露宿 lù sù to sleep outdoors / to spend the night in the open syn 夜校 yè xiào evening school / night school 深邃 shēn suì deep (valley or night) / abstruse / hidden in depth syn 连夜 連夜 lián yè that very night / through the night / for several nights in a row syn 月夜 yuè yè moonlit night 夜生活 yè shēng huó night life 昼夜 晝夜 zhòu yè day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop syn 棍棒 gùn bàng club / staff / stick syn 半夜三更 bàn yè sān gēng in the depth of night / late at night syn 夜猫子 夜貓子 yè māo zi owl / (fig.) night owl syn 天壤之别 天壤之別 tiān rǎng zhī bié lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / a world of difference / a far cry (from) syn 朝思暮想 zhāo sī mù xiǎng to yearn for sth day and night (idiom) syn 大粪 大糞 dà fèn human excrement / night soil (human manure traditionally used as agricultural fertilizer) syn 转会 轉會 zhuǎn huì to transfer to another club (professional sports) syn 开夜车 開夜車 kāi yè chē to burn the midnight oil / to work late into the night syn 歇息 xiē xi to have a rest / to stay for the night / to go to bed / to sleep syn 昙花一现 曇花一現 tán huā yī xiàn lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived syn 夜市 yè shì night market 棒槌 bàng chuí wooden club (used to beat clothes in washing) syn 夜深人静 夜深人靜 yè shēn rén jìng in the dead of night (idiom) syn 投宿 tóu sù to lodge / to stay (for the night) syn 铁棒 鐵棒 tiě bàng iron club / steel rod syn 盗汗 盜汗 dào hàn night sweats syn 曼联 曼聯 màn lián Manchester United Football Club 通宵达旦 通宵達旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn overnight until daybreak (idiom) / all night long / day and night syn 皮包公司 pí bāo gōng sī lit. briefcase company / dummy corporation / shell company / fly-by-night company 安歇 ān xiē to go to bed / to retire for the night syn 中班 zhōng bān middle shift / swing shift / early night shift / middle class in kindergarten (4-5 year olds) 夜袭 夜襲 yè xí night attack 朝夕 zhāo xī morning and night / all the time syn 消夜 xiāo yè nighttime snack / late-night supper syn 当夜 當夜 dàng yè that very night / the same night syn 星夜 xīng yè starlit night / by night / under the night sky / through the night syn 曼城 màn chéng Manchester, England / Manchester City football club 昙花 曇花 tán huā Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) syn 夜来香 夜來香 yè lái xiāng tuberose (Agave amica) / night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) (aka 夜香木[ye4xiang1mu4]) 打更 dǎ gēng to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times) 夜阑人静 夜闌人靜 yè lán rén jìng the still of the night (idiom) / late at night syn 更深 gēng shēn deep at night 会所 會所 huì suǒ office of an association / meeting place / clubhouse / club syn 国际米兰 國際米蘭 guó jì mǐ lán FC Internazionale Milano (football club) / abbr. for 國際米蘭足球俱樂部|国际米兰足球俱乐部[Guo2 ji4 Mi3 lan2 Zu2 qiu2 Ju4 le4 bu4] 夜夜 yè yè every night 元宵 yuán xiāo Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4] / sticky rice dumplings syn 三更 sān gēng third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old) / midnight / also pr. [san1 jin1] syn 初夜 chū yè early evening / wedding night / (fig.) first sexual encounter 铁杆 鐵桿 tiě gān iron (golf club) 夜行 yè xíng night walk / night departure / nocturnal 宵夜 xiāo yè midnight snack / late-night snack 当夜 當夜 dāng yè on that night syn 夜游 夜遊 yè yóu to go to some place at night / to take a night trip to (a place) / to sleepwalk 采花 採花 cǎi huā to pick flowers / to enter houses at night in order to rape women 夜视 夜視 yè shì night vision 赛马会 賽馬會 sài mǎ huì the Jockey Club, Hong Kong philanthropic organization (and former gentleman's club) 五更 wǔ gēng fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old) 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè in the depth of the night / very late at night syn 黑天 hēi tiān night / nightfall 摘牌 zhāi pái to delist (a traded security) / (sports) to accept a transfer-listed player from another club 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè in the dead of night (idiom) syn 