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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

夜里 [yèli]
  1. 1. at night

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

夜里 [yèli]
  1. 1. 名 [口] 从天黑到黎明的一段时间。

Examples

白天太热,夜里还好受点。
It's terribly hot during the day but a bit better at night.
我两个肩膀酸疼,想是夜里着了风。
My shoulders ache. I must have been chilled by the wind during the night.
黑暗的夜里,野草间颤响着夜虫的鸣叫。
Insects are chirping among the wild grass in the darkness of night.
夜里走山路,应该带上电棒儿。
One should bring a flashlight when walking in mountains at night.
为了防止害兽对家畜的侵袭,村民们自发的组成了巡逻队在夜里巡逻防范。
To prevent livestock from harmful animals' attack, the villagers spontaneously form night patrols.
夜里,虎啸猿啼的声音很吓人。
At night,the roaring of tigers, and monkeys are quite frightening.
夜里,灯塔默默地为舰船指引着方向。
The beacon guides ships at night.
他家的猫一到夜里就叫春,真烦人。
His cat calls out all night, which is rather disturbing.
他习惯于每天夜里提着煤气灯,巡视大院。
He is used to carrying gas lamps and patrolling the yard every night.
昨天夜里巡逻队又截获了一艘企图偷渡的蛇船。
Last night, the patrol team captured another boat that intended to ferry across the border secretly.

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