婚礼 婚禮 hūn lǐ wedding ceremony / wedding / CL:場|场[chang3] 大事 dà shì major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 婚纱 婚紗 hūn shā wedding dress / CL:身[shen1] 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 通宵 tōng xiāo all night / throughout the night syn 傍晚 bàng wǎn in the evening / when night falls / towards evening / at night fall / at dusk syn 婚约 婚約 hūn yuē engagement / wedding contract 夜色 yè sè night scene / the dim light of night syn 婚宴 hūn yàn wedding reception syn 守夜 shǒu yè to be on all-night duty / to be on night watch / to keep a vigil syn 婚事 hūn shì wedding / marriage / CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 女方 nǚ fāng the bride's side (of a wedding) / of the bride's party 连夜 連夜 lián yè that very night / through the night / for several nights in a row syn 婚期 hūn qī wedding day syn 半夜三更 bàn yè sān gēng in the depth of night / late at night syn 喜事 xǐ shì happy occasion / wedding syn 迎娶 yíng qǔ (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony / (fig.) to take as one's wife / to marry (a woman) syn 证婚人 證婚人 zhèng hūn rén wedding witness syn 佳期 jiā qī wedding day / day of tryst syn 喜帖 xǐ tiě wedding invitation 通宵达旦 通宵達旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn overnight until daybreak (idiom) / all night long / day and night syn 证婚 證婚 zhèng hūn to be witness (at a wedding) syn 喜宴 xǐ yàn wedding banquet 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 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast / liquor drunk at a wedding feast syn 交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony 拜天地 bài tiān dì to worship heaven and earth / ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / also called 拜堂 syn 夜阑人静 夜闌人靜 yè lán rén jìng the still of the night (idiom) / late at night syn 婚庆 婚慶 hūn qìng wedding celebration 上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) syn 婚纱摄影 婚紗攝影 hūn shā shè yǐng wedding photos (done in studio, kit and caboodle taken care of by the studio) 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 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè in the depth of the night / very late at night syn 喜糖 xǐ táng sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) 拜堂 bài táng ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / same as 拜天地 百年好合 bǎi nián hǎo hé may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting) 结婚纪念日 結婚紀念日 jié hūn jì niàn rì wedding anniversary 婚典 hūn diǎn wedding / marriage celebration 盈门 盈門 yíng mén lit. fill the door / fill the house (at a wedding or auspicious occasion) 婚 hūn to marry / marriage / wedding / to take a wife syn 傧相 儐相 bīn xiàng attendant of the bride or bridegroom at a wedding 花童 huā tóng page boy / flower girl (at a wedding) 纸婚 紙婚 zhǐ hūn paper wedding (first wedding anniversary) 银婚 銀婚 yín hūn silver wedding (25th wedding anniversary) 喜筵 xǐ yán wedding banquet / congratulatory feast syn 吹鼓手 chuī gǔ shǒu (old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession / (fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises / booster 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 投宿 tóu sù to lodge / to stay (for the night) syn 盗汗 盜汗 dào hàn night sweats 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 