How to say 晚上

  • Traditional characters: 晚上
  • Pinyin (Taiwan standard): wǎn shang
  • Zhuyin (bopomofo): ㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄕㄤ
  • Meaning: evening / night

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晚上 in example sentences

Real lines from CiaoSpeak’s graded stories, each with pinyin, an English translation and Taiwan-accent audio.

晚上，我跟朋友一起去士林夜市。他說，士林夜市的雞排一定要吃。

wǎn shàng wǒ gēn péng yǒu yì qǐ qù Shì lín Yè shì tā shuō Shì lín Yè shì de jī pái yí dìng yào chī

In the evening I went to Shilin Night Market with a friend. He said the chicken cutlet there is a must.

From the story 士林夜市 (Shilin Night Market)

房東的紙條我看了，他說：垃圾車晚上七點來。走，我們去買菜，好嗎？

fáng dōng de zhǐ tiáo wǒ kàn le tā shuō lè sè chē wǎn shàng qī diǎn lái zǒu wǒ men qù mǎi cài hǎo ma

I read the landlord's note — it says the garbage truck comes at seven every evening. Come on, let's go buy groceries, okay?

From the story 去買菜 (Grocery Run)

今天晚上，我們家有一個小派對！

jīntiān wǎnshàng wǒmen jiā yǒu yí ge xiǎo pàiduì

Tonight, we're having a little party at our place!

From the story 小派對 (The Housewarming)

好，晚上見！

hǎo wǎnshàng jiàn

Okay, see you tonight!

From the story 小派對 (The Housewarming)

桂花節只剩三天，鐘卻連續兩個晚上都沒有響，村子裡的耳語一天比一天多。

Guìhuā Jié zhǐ shèng sān tiān zhōng què lián xù liǎng gè wǎn shàng dōu méi yǒu xiǎng cūn zi lǐ de ěr yǔ yì tiān bǐ yì tiān duō

Only three days remained until the Osmanthus Festival, and the bell had stayed silent two nights running — the village's whispers grew louder by the day.

From the story 鐘不響了 (The Bell Doesn't Ring)

Where 晚上 is taught

  • Unit level: TOCFL Band A (CiaoSpeak’s placement, not the official TOCFL word list)
  • Unit: Comparing & Talking About Time
  • Lesson: Daily Routines & Frequency
  • Taught just before: 中午
  • Taught just after: 先