熬夜
Old HSK 5
熬夜 (áoyè) · to stay up late
熬夜 (áoyè) means “to stay up late; to stay up all night”. It is written with 2 characters: 熬 (to simmer) + 夜 (night). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 熬夜 is built
The characters
熬 áo · to simmer
What 熬 is made of
- 敖áo — to ramble
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 攵pū — to rap
- 灬huǒ — fire
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)
Example sentences
经常熬夜对身体不好。Jīngcháng áoyè duì shēntǐ bù hǎo.Staying up late often is bad for your health.
为了准备考试，他熬夜了。Wèile zhǔnbèi kǎoshì, tā áoyè le.He stayed up late to prepare for the exam.
Questions about 熬夜
What does 熬夜 mean?
熬夜 (áoyè) means “to stay up late; to stay up all night”.
How do you pronounce 熬夜?
熬夜 is pronounced áoyè.
Which HSK level is 熬夜?
熬夜 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 熬夜 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.