熬夜 (Chinese PinYin: [áo yè]; traditional Chinese: 熬夜) may mean: (1) stay up late; (2) burn the midnight oil; (3) overnight. The term is an everyday vocabulary that can be used in both spoken and written Mandarin Chinese. Some common phrases and expressions are: 熬夜的 (overnight), 熬夜用功 (burn the midnight oil), 经常熬夜 (often stay up late), 喜欢熬夜 (like staying up late), 不应该熬夜 (should not stay up late), 熬夜看电视 (stay up late watching TV), 熬夜上网 (stay up late surfing the Internet), 熬夜看足球 (stay up late watching football games), 不能熬夜 (cannot stay up late).
Literally: 熬 (endure) + 夜 (the night)
1. How to pronounce 熬夜?
Chinese Pinyin: [áo yè]
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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 熬夜
Synonyms: 通宵, 熬眼, 挨夜,
Antonyms: 安睡, 熟睡, 酣睡,
3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 熬夜
Fixed expression: 熬夜的 (overnight), 熬夜用功 (burn the midnight oil),
Collocation: 经常熬夜 (often stay up late), 喜欢熬夜 (like staying up late), 不应该熬夜 (should not stay up late), 熬夜看电视 (stay up late watching TV), 熬夜上网 (stay up late surfing the Internet), 熬夜看足球 (stay up late watching football games), 不能熬夜 (cannot stay up late),
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4. How to use 熬夜 in a sentence?
Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 熬夜.
4.1 她的丈夫喜欢晚上熬夜。
Translation: Her husband likes to stay up late.
4.2 医生建议，即使在节假日人们也不应该熬夜。
Translation: Doctors suggest that people should not stay up late even on holidays.
4.3 那这对于那些熬夜看电视或上网的人来说意味着什么呢？
Translation: So what does this mean for people who stay up late watching TV or surfing the Internet?
4.4 我很喜欢熬夜,一直到午夜或者更晚,这是我的生物钟。
Translation: I like to stay up until midnight or even later on my natural clock.
4.5 别唤醒他， 他昨晚熬夜了。
Translation: Don’t wake him up. He stayed up late last night.
4.6 我昨晚熬夜看了世界杯决赛。
Translation: I stayed up late last night to watch the final game of the World Cup.
4.7 我不喜欢熬夜。
Translation: I hate staying up late.
4.8 他通常都熬夜。
Translation: He normally stays up late.
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