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当晚

dāng wǎn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • on that evening
  • the same evening

Definition

指当天的晚上，即某个特定的那天晚上。

That very evening; the night of the same day.

Usage

用于指代前文提到的某一天的晚上，常用于叙述过去事件。

Used to refer to the evening of a previously mentioned day, often in narrating past events.

Examples

  • 1 他们当晚就出发了。 (They set off that very evening.)
  • 2 当晚的宴会非常盛大。 (The banquet that evening was very grand.)
  • 3 他当晚加班到很晚。 (He worked overtime until late that night.)
  • 4 当晚的天气预报说有暴雨。 (The weather forecast that evening said there would be a heavy rain.)
  • 5 她当晚失眠了，因为太兴奋。 (She could not sleep that night because she was too excited.)

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