半夜

• 拼音: bàn yè
• 汉字拆解: 半 (bàn) — half, middle; 夜 (yè) — night

含义

Midnight; the middle of the night. Often carries a connotation of being unusual or inconvenient.

Commonly used to describe actions or events that happen very late at night, often with a dramatic or complaining tone.

例句

1. 他昨晚工作到半夜才回家。
2. 半夜突然停电了，大家都很害怕。
3. 不要半夜给别人发消息，会吵到他们的。

用法指南

语境: late-night activities, emergencies, complaints

语气: informal, sometimes dramatic

正确说法

• 他们半夜还在聊天。(They were still chatting in the middle of the night.)
• 半夜三更别出门。(Don't go out in the dead of night.)

错误说法

• Do not confuse 半夜 with 午夜 — both can mean midnight, but 午夜 is more formal and precise (12:00 AM), while 半夜 is colloquial and refers broadly to the middle of the night.

起源与历史

半 (bàn) means half; 夜 (yè) means night. Together: the midpoint of the night, i.e., midnight.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal