熬夜 (áo yè): To stay up late or all night (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

熬夜 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 熬夜 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 熬夜 with other words naturally.
Negative + Verbwith不要
yào
áo
neutral
don't stay up late
Verb + Complementwith很晚
áo
dào
hěn
wǎn
neutralSpoken
stay up very late
Verb + Objectwith工作
áo
gōng
zuò
neutral
work overnight
Adverb + Verbwith经常
jīng
cháng
áo
neutral
often stay up late

Example Sentences with 熬夜

zuó
wǎn
áo
le
I stayed up late last night.
wèi
le
gǎn
xiàng
jìn
zhěng
tuán
duì
lián
áo
To meet the project deadline, the entire team had to stay up late consecutively.
nán
dào
dān
xīn
cháng
áo
huì
sǔn
hài
de
jiàn
kāng
ma
Aren't you worried that staying up late for a long time will harm your health?
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wèi
le
zhǔn
bèi
kǎo
shì
jīng
cháng
áo
xué
To prepare for the exam, he often stays up late studying.
cóng
áo
jiān
chí
zǎo
shuì
zǎo
de
shēng
huó
guàn
He never stays up late and adheres to the habit of going to bed early and getting up early.
áo
zhuī
rán
guò
yǐn
dàn
èr
tiān
shàng
bān
shí
què
jīng
cǎi
Staying up late to binge-watch shows is certainly enjoyable, but you feel listless at work the next day.
áo
kàn
qiú
sài
suī
rán
yǒu
dàn
èr
tiān
huì
gǎn
dào
fēi
cháng
bèi
Although staying up late to watch a soccer game is fun, you'll feel very tired the next day.
shēng
jiàn
chú
fēi
yào
fǒu
yìng
jǐn
liàng
miǎn
áo
The doctor advised that unless necessary, one should try to avoid staying up late.