| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 熬夜 | áo yè | stay up late or all night | |
| 白夜 | bái yè | white night | |
| 半夜 | bàn yè | midnight; in the middle of the night | |
| 半夜三更 | bàn yè sān gēng | in the depth of night; late at night | |
| 過夜 | 过夜 | guò yè | (vi) overnight |
| 黑夜 | hēi yè | night | |
| 開夜車 | 开夜车 | kāi yè chē | burn the midnight oil; work late into the night |
| 藍莓之夜 | 蓝莓之夜 | Lán méi zhī yè | My Blueberry Nights |
| 連夜 | 连夜 | lián yè | (adv) into the night; through the night |
| 每夜 | měi yè | nightly | |
| 年夜飯 | 年夜饭 | nián yè fàn | New Year's Eve family dinner |
| 平安夜 | píng ān yè | Christmas Eve | |
| 日夜 | rì yè | day and night; around the clock | |
| 深夜 | shēn yè | very late at night | |
| 深夜秀 | Shēn yè xiù | The Late Late Show | |
| 守夜 | shǒu yè | night vigil | |
| 台灣夜市 | 台湾夜市 | Tái wān yè shì | night markets in Taiwan |
| 午夜 | wǔ yè | midnight | |
| 宵夜 | xiāo yè | snack; midnight snack | |
| 小夜曲 | xiǎo yè qǔ | serenade | |
| 夜 | yè | night | |
| 夜凹臉蝠科 | 夜凹脸蝠科 | Yè āo liǎn fú kē | Nycteridae |
| 夜班 | yè bān | (n) the night work shift | |
| 夜叉 | yè chà | yaksha (nature spirits) | |
| 夜店 | yè diàn | night club | |
| 夜間 | 夜间 | yè jiān | nighttime; evening or night (e.g., classes) |
| 夜間戰鬥機 | 夜间战斗机 | yè jiān zhàn dòu jī | night fighter |
| 夜景 | yè jǐng | nightscape | |
| 夜來香 | 夜来香 | yè lái xiāng | Cestrum nocturnum |
| 夜里 | 夜裡 | yè lǐ | (n) during the night; at night |
| 夜盲症 | yè máng zhèng | night blindness; nyctalopia | |
| 夜曲 | yè qǔ | night melody, nocturne | |
| 夜生活 | yè shēng huó | (n) night life | |
| 夜市 | yè shì | night market | |
| 夜晚 | yè wǎn | night | |
| 夜宵 | yè xiāo | supper | |
| 夜校 | yè xiào | (n) evening school; night school | |
| 夜巡者 | Yè xún zhě | Night Watch | |
| 夜鶯 | 夜莺 | yè yīng | nightingale |
| 夜總會 | 夜总会 | yè zǒng huì | (n) nightclub; nightspot |
| 一千零一夜 | Yī qiān líng yī yè | The Book of One Thousand and One Nights | |
| 晝夜 | 昼夜 | zhòu yè | (n) day and night; (adv) continuously, without stop |
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