熬夜 áoyè to stay up late or all night
How to remember 熬夜: 熬 to boil + 夜 night = to stay up late or all night.
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How it is used
- To stay up late / pull an all-nighter - 经常熬夜 (jīngcháng áoyè) to often stay up late.
- A separable verb: 熬了一夜 (áo le yí yè) stayed up the whole night.
- 熬 literally 'to simmer/endure,' capturing the grind of forcing yourself to stay awake.
- 熬夜 implies an unhealthy late night; contrast just 晚睡 (going to bed late).
Example sentences
- 我又熬夜了。 Wǒ yòu áoyè le.I stayed up all night again.
- 我们习惯熬夜。 Wǒmen xíguàn áoyè.We're used to staying up late.
- 你最好不要熬夜。 Nǐ zuìhǎo búyào áoyè.You'd better not stay up late.