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Jyutping je6 gaan1
Pinyin yè jiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. nighttime
  2. evening or night (e.g. classes)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    夜晚​嘅​時​候
    during nighttime
    • 夜間新聞
      夜间新闻
      je6 gaan1 san1 man4
      late news
    • 夜間氣温
      夜间气温
      je6 gaan1 hei3 wan1
      night temperature
  2. 近義詞
    晚間
  3. 反義詞
    日間
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    nighttime
    (syn.) 宵夜
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #882
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    贝克小姐知道那个年轻男子很快就要离开了,所以决定请求他将车稍微移开,如此一来她就能在夜间入睡前将她的车停到正确的位置。
    貝克小姐知道那個年輕男子很快就要離開了,所以決定請求他將車稍微移開,如此一來她就能在夜間入睡前將她的車停到正確的位置。
    bèi kè xiǎo jie zhī dào nà ge nián qīng nán zǐ hěn kuài jiù yào lí kāi le , suǒ yǐ jué dìng qǐng qiú tā jiāng chē shāo wēi yí kāi , rú cǐ yī lái tā jiù néng zài yè jiān rù shuì qián jiāng tā de chē tíng dào zhèng què de wèi zhi 。
    • Miss Baker knew that the young man would have to leave very soon, so she decided to ask him to move his car a bit, so that she could park hers in the proper place for the night before going to bed.
  2. Mandarin
    在夜间发生了火灾。
    在夜間發生了火災。
    zài yè jiān fā shēng le huǒ zāi 。
    • A fire broke out during the night.
  3. Mandarin
    敌人在夜间攻击了我们。
    敵人在夜間攻擊了我們。
    dí rén zài yè jiān gōng jī le wǒ men 。
    • The enemy attacked us at night.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    夜间新闻
    夜間新聞
    je6 gaan1 san1 man4
    • late news
  2. Cantonese
    夜间气温
    夜間氣温
    je6 gaan1 hei3 wan1
    • night temperature
  3. Cantonese
    成条村都装咗闭路电视,仲有村民喺夜间巡逻。
    成條村都裝咗閉路電視,仲有村民喺夜間巡邏。
    seng4 tiu4 cyun1 dou1 zong1 zo2 bai3 lou6 din6 si6, zung6 jau5 cyun1 man4 hai2 je6 gaan1 ceon4 lo4.
    • The village has CCTVs installed everywhere, and villagers are on patrol during the nighttime.
  4. Cantonese
    敌人喺夜间偷袭。
    敵人喺夜間偷襲。
    dik6 jan4 hai2 je6 gaan1 tau1 zaap6.
    • The enemy attacked sneakily at night.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    当500万元大奖砸中上虞人阮某时,欣喜若狂的他选择了高调庆祝,大摆宴席,大派红包。然而,他付出的代价是,一夜间他家门庭若市,不仅很多八竿子打不着的亲戚纷至沓来,就连很多素不相识的陌生人也开始上门找他借钱。
    當500萬元大獎砸中上虞人阮某時,欣喜若狂的他選擇了高調慶祝,大擺宴席,大派紅包。然而,他付出的代價是,一夜間他家門庭若市,不僅很多八竿子打不着的親戚紛至沓來,就連很多素不相識的陌生人也開始上門找他借錢。
    dāng 500 wàn yuán dà jiǎng zá zhòng shàng yú rén ruǎn mǒu shí , xīn xǐ ruò kuáng de tā xuǎn zé le gāo diào qìng zhù , dà bǎi yàn xí , dà pài hóng bāo . Ránér , tā fù chū de dài jià shì , yī yè jiān tā jiā mén tíng ruò shì , bù jǐn hěn duō bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo de qīn qi fēn zhì tà lái , jiù lián hěn duō sù bù xiāng shí de mò shēng rén yě kāi shǐ shàng mén zhǎo tā jiè qián .
    • Ruan from Shangyu was wild with joy when he hit the five million dollar jackpot. He chose to have a lofty celebration, including a massive banquet and huge amounts of hongbao. But he really paid the price when, one night, his house started to become a hive of activity. Not only did a ton of random relatives start pouring into the place, but also complete strangers, all wanting to borrow some of this money.