夜里
HSK 2 (2021)
夜里 (yèli) · at night
夜里 (yèli) means “at night; during the night”. It is written with 2 characters: 夜 (night) + 里 (in). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 夜里 is built
The characters
夜 yè · night
What 夜 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亻rén — person
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: A person 亻 sneaking by under cover 亠 of night 夕 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
里 lǐ · in
What 里 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Unit of measure for farm 田 land 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
夜里很安静。Yèli hěn ānjìng.It's very quiet at night.
你夜里睡得好吗？Nǐ yèli shuì de hǎo ma?Did you sleep well last night?
Questions about 夜里
What does 夜里 mean?
夜里 (yèli) means “at night; during the night”.
How do you pronounce 夜里?
夜里 is pronounced yèli.
Which HSK level is 夜里?
夜里 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 半夜bànyèmidnight
- 熬夜áoyèto stay up late
- 昼夜zhòuyèday and night
- 夜晚yèwǎnnight
- 夜yènight
- 家里jiālǐat home
- 里边lǐbianinside
- 哪里nǎlǐwhere
- 那里nàlithere
- 这里zhèlǐhere
Learn 夜里 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.