hēi yè
night
黑夜给了我黑色的眼睛，我却用它寻找光明。
Hēiyè gěi le wǒ hēisè de yǎnjing, wǒ què yòng tā xúnzhǎo guāngmíng.
The night gave me black eyes, but I use them to seek the light.
黑夜中，我独自一人走在街上。
Hēiyè zhōng, wǒ dúzì yīrén zǒu zài jiēshàng.
In the darkness, I walked alone on the street.
黑夜是罪恶的温床。
Hēiyè shì zuì'è de wēnchuáng.
The night is a hotbed of crime.
暗夜 (ànyè)
dark night
夜幕 (yèmù)
nightfall
白天 (bái tiān)
daytime
光明 (guāng míng)
brightness
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The Chinese word 黑夜 (hēiyè) for "night" is composed of two characters: 黑 (hēi), meaning "black," and 夜 (yè), meaning "night." The character 黑 is a pictograph depicting a person with a dark face, while the character 夜 is a combination of the characters 月 (yuè), meaning "moon," and 見 (jiàn), meaning "to see." Together, these characters create the word 黑夜, which literally means "black night." This term is used to refer to the period of time between sunset and sunrise when the sky is dark.
