上 shàng (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above syn 不过 不過 bù guò only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival) syn 以前 yǐ qián before / formerly / previous / ago syn 往 wàng to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous syn 切 qiè definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) syn 以来 以來 yǐ lái since (a previous event) syn 则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn 楼上 樓上 lóu shàng upstairs / (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread 前科 qián kē criminal record / previous convictions 夜里 夜裡 yè li during the night / at night / nighttime syn 整夜 zhěng yè the whole night / all through the night syn 上星期 shàng xīng qī last week / previous week 通宵 tōng xiāo all night / throughout the night syn 上天 shàng tiān Heaven / Providence / God / the sky above / to fly skywards / (euphemism) to die / to pass away / the previous day (or days) syn 换班 換班 huàn bān to change shift / the next work shift / to relieve (a workman on the previous shift) / to take over the job 上任 shàng rèn to take office / previous (incumbent) / predecessor syn 过往 過往 guò wǎng to come and go / to have friendly relations with / in the past / previous syn 傍晚 bàng wǎn in the evening / when night falls / towards evening / at night fall / at dusk syn 夜色 yè sè night scene / the dim light of night syn 守夜 shǒu yè to be on all-night duty / to be on night watch / to keep a vigil syn 原状 原狀 yuán zhuàng previous condition / original state syn 前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain syn 前世 qián shì previous generations / previous incarnation (Buddhism) syn 连夜 連夜 lián yè that very night / through the night / for several nights in a row syn 前段 qián duàn front part (of an object) / first part (of an event) / previous paragraph 往年 wǎng nián in former years / in previous years syn 半夜三更 bàn yè sān gēng in the depth of night / late at night syn 原处 原處 yuán chù original spot / previous place / where it was before 接班 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb syn 改口 gǎi kǒu to change one's tune / to modify one's previous remark / to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5]) syn 隔夜 gé yè overnight / of the previous day 在先 zài xiān to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly syn 老一辈 老一輩 lǎo yī bèi previous generation / older generation syn 前身 qián shēn forerunner / predecessor / precursor / previous incarnation (Buddhism) / jacket front syn 前生 qián shēng previous life / previous incarnation syn 通宵达旦 通宵達旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn overnight until daybreak (idiom) / all night long / day and night syn 历届 歷屆 lì jiè all previous (meetings, sessions etc) 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 前朝 qián cháo the previous dynasty 同比 tóng bǐ (statistics) compared with the same period of the previous year / year on year / year over year syn 夜阑人静 夜闌人靜 yè lán rén jìng the still of the night (idiom) / late at night syn 过去 過去 guò qù (in the) past / former / previous / to go over / to pass by syn 上一个 上一個 shàng yī ge previous one 前几天 前幾天 qián jǐ tiān a few days ago / a few days before / the past few days / the previous few days 上个 上個 shàng ge first (of two parts) / last (week etc) / previous / the above 上页 上頁 shàng yè previous page 直通车 直通車 zhí tōng chē "through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao) 夜行 yè xíng night walk / night departure / nocturnal 夜游 夜遊 yè yóu to go to some place at night / to take a night trip to (a place) / to sleepwalk 昔年 xī nián former years / previous years syn 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè in the depth of the night / very late at night syn 长江后浪推前浪 長江後浪推前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) / fig. the new is constantly replacing the old / each new generation excels the previous / (of things) to be constantly evolving 红盘 紅盤 hóng pán (of a stock price or market index) currently higher than at the previous day's close 守业 守業 shǒu yè to preserve one's heritage / to defend the accomplishments of previous generations / to carry on the good work / to keep one's business going 遗老 遺老 yí lǎo old fogy / adherent of previous dynasty syn 上回 shàng huí last time / the previous time 洗雪 xǐ xuě to erase / to wipe out (a previous humiliation etc) syn 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! 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 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 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 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 前夜 qián yè the eve / the night before syn 日夜 rì yè day and night / around the clock syn 彻夜 徹夜 chè yè the whole night syn 昨夜 zuó yè last night syn 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 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 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 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 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 夜深人静 夜深人靜 yè shēn rén jìng in the dead of night (idiom) syn 