晚

• 拼音: wǎn
• 汉字拆解: 晚 = 日 (sun) + 免 (phonetic component) — the sun setting, hence 'late/evening'

含义

Late; evening. Describes being late in time or refers to the evening period.

As an adjective, it means 'late' — the opposite of 早 (early). Often used with 了 to indicate that something happened later than expected. Also used in time-related compounds such as 晚上 (evening), 晚饭 (dinner), and 晚安 (good night).

例句

1. 对不起，我来晚了。
2. 今天我睡得太晚了。
3. 你不要来得太晚。

用法指南

语境: time, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 已经很晚了，回家吧。(It's already very late, go home.)
• 他每天都来得很晚。(He comes late every day.)

错误说法

• 现在是晚。(Incomplete — say 现在很晚了 to mean 'it's late now'; 晚 needs a modifier like 很 and the particle 了)

起源与历史

Combines 日 (sun) and 免 (phonetic component), depicting the sun setting low — hence 'late' or 'evening.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal