当晚

• 拼音: dàng wǎn
• 汉字拆解: 当 = that, the same; 晚 = 日 + 免 (evening, night)

含义

That evening; the evening of the day in question. Refers back to a specific evening already established in context.

A temporal reference used in narrative, journalism, and formal writing to situate events on a specific evening. Similar to 当日 (that day) but specifically for evenings. More formal than 那天晚上.

例句

1. 案发当晚，嫌疑人的行踪成为警方调查的核心焦点。
2. 合同签署当晚，双方举行了一场简短的庆祝晚宴。
3. 当晚的演出座无虚席，观众反应十分热烈。

用法指南

语境: narrative, journalism, legal reports

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 据目击者描述，当晚现场人群秩序混乱，场面一度失控。(According to witnesses, the crowd at the scene that evening was in disorder and the situation temporarily got out of control.)
• 当晚气温骤降，救援队伍在极端天气中坚持完成了搜救工作。(That evening, temperatures plummeted sharply, but the rescue team persisted and completed the search in extreme weather.)

错误说法

• 当晚我要去 — 当晚 references a contextually established evening; use 今晚 for this coming evening or 明晚 for tomorrow evening

起源与历史

当 (that particular) + 晚 (evening)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal