Nantoka/半夜bàn yèHSK 2半夜 (bàn yè) is a Chinese word meaning “midnight; in the middle of the night”.Meanings1midnight2in the middle of the nightPart of speechnounCharacters in 半夜半bàn · half夜yè · nightRelated words半half夜night夜variant of 夜[ye4]一半half夜晚night午夜midnight过夜to spend the night夜总会nightclub; nightspot夜里during the night整夜the whole night今夜tonight深夜very late at nightStudy Chinese with flashcards →