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 帮助 幫助 bāng zhù assistance / aid / to help / to assist 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! 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 协助 協助 xié zhù to provide assistance / to aid 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 急救 jí jiù to give emergency treatment / first aid syn 睡衣 shuì yī night clothes / pajamas syn 资助 資助 zī zhù to subsidize / to provide financial aid / subsidy syn 夜里 夜裡 yè li during the night / at night / nighttime syn 援助 yuán zhù to help / to support / to aid / aid / assistance syn 整夜 zhěng yè the whole night / all through the night syn 深夜 shēn yè very late at night syn 救助 jiù zhù to help sb in trouble / aid / assistance 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 辅助 輔助 fǔ zhù to assist / to aid / supplementary / auxiliary syn 通宵 tōng xiāo all night / throughout the night syn 救护 救護 jiù hù to rescue / to administer first aid syn 粪便 糞便 fèn biàn excrement / feces / night soil syn 宵禁 xiāo jìn night curfew 熬夜 áo yè to stay up late or all night 济 濟 jì to cross a river / to aid or relieve / to be of help syn 前夜 qián yè the eve / the night before syn 看台 kàn tái terrace / spectator's grandstand / viewing platform 捐助 juān zhù to donate / to offer (aid) / contribution / donation 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 人道主义 人道主義 rén dào zhǔ yì humanism / humanitarian (aid) 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 输血 輸血 shū xuè to transfuse blood / to give aid and support 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 夜幕 yè mù curtain of night / gathering darkness syn 胶布 膠布 jiāo bù adhesive plaster / band-aid / rubber tape / rubberized fabric 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 援救 yuán jiù to come to the aid of / to save / to rescue from danger / to relieve syn 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 助听器 助聽器 zhù tīng qì hearing aid 邦迪 bāng dí Bondi (name) / Band-Aid (loanword) 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 图解 圖解 tú jiě illustration / diagram / graphical representation / to explain with the aid of a diagram 大粪 大糞 dà fèn human excrement / night soil (human manure traditionally used as agricultural fertilizer) syn 外援 wài yuán foreign aid / external aid / (sports) foreign player / player recruited from overseas 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 打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng (idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice / to fight for justice syn 夜市 yè shì night market 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 盗汗 盜汗 dào hàn night sweats syn 通宵达旦 通宵達旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn overnight until daybreak (idiom) / all night long / day and night syn 消食 xiāo shí to aid digestion 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 助力 zhù lì to help / to aid / assistance 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 扩音机 擴音機 kuò yīn jī amplifier / loudspeaker / hearing aid syn 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 走马观花 走馬觀花 zǒu mǎ guān huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information 中秋 zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month syn 星夜 xīng yè starlit night / by night / under the night sky / through the night syn 自养 自養 zì yǎng self-sustaining / economically independent (of state aid, foreign subsidy etc) 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 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 法律援助 fǎ lǜ yuán zhù legal assistance / legal aid 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 夜行 yè xíng night walk / night departure / nocturnal 宵夜 xiāo yè midnight snack / late-night snack 迪厅 迪廳 dí tīng disco / night club / abbr. for 迪斯科廳|迪斯科厅 