平安夜
Píng ān Yè
Pinyin

Definition

平安夜
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Píng ān Yè
  1. Silent Night (Christmas carol)
  2. Christmas Eve

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 variant of 夜[yè]
bàn yè
  1. 1 midnight
  2. 2 in the middle of the night
yè diàn
  1. 1 nightclub
yè wǎn
  1. 1 night
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
yè jiān
  1. 1 nighttime
  2. 2 evening or night (e.g. classes)
ān quán
  1. 1 safe
  2. 2 secure
  3. 3 safety
  4. 4 security
ān wèi
  1. 1 to comfort
  2. 2 to console
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
ān pái
  1. 1 to arrange
  2. 2 to plan
  3. 3 to set up
  4. 4 arrangements
  5. 5 plans
ān jìng
  1. 1 quiet
  2. 2 peaceful
  3. 3 calm
xiāo yè
  1. 1 midnight snack
  2. 2 late-night snack
píng ān
  1. 1 safe and sound
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 without mishap
  4. 4 quiet and safe
  5. 5 at peace
píng shí
  1. 1 ordinarily
  2. 2 in normal times
  3. 3 in peacetime
píng dàn
  1. 1 flat
  2. 2 dull
  3. 3 ordinary
  4. 4 nothing special
nián yè fàn
  1. 1 New Year's Eve family dinner
zǎo ān
  1. 1 Good morning!
wǎn ān
  1. 1 Good night!
  2. 2 Good evening!
áo yè
  1. 1 to stay up late or all night
yī yè qíng
  1. 1 one night stand
sān gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the depth of the night
  2. 2 very late at night
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried

Idioms (20)

一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
一马平川
yī mǎ píng chuān
  1. 1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
不安其室
bù ān qí shì
  1. 1 to be discontented with one's home
  2. 2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
俾夜作昼
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
  1. 1 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
  2. 2 work especially hard
俾昼作夜
bǐ zhòu zuò yè
  1. 1 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
  1. 1 buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
  1. 1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
  2. 2 worldwide peace (idiom)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
  1. 1 the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
坎坷不平
kǎn kě bù píng
  1. 1 potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  3. 3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
夙夜匪懈
sù yè fěi xiè
  1. 1 to work from morning to night (idiom)
夙兴夜寐
sù xīng yè mèi
  1. 1 to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard
  2. 2 to study diligently
  3. 3 to burn the candle at both ends
夜不归宿
yè bù guī sù
  1. 1 to stay out all night (idiom)
夜不闭户
yè bù bì hù
  1. 1 lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
夜以继日
yè yǐ jì rì
  1. 1 night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
夜深人静
yè shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)

Sample Sentences

平安夜
píng\'ānyè
Christmas Eve.
Go to Lesson 
宝贝,平安夜想去哪儿玩儿?
bǎobèir ,píng ān yè xiǎng qù nǎr wánr ?
Where do you want to go on Christmas Eve, babe?
Go to Lesson 
因为在中国,圣诞节并不是法定假日,既然不放假,大家就只好在晚上活动了。一般年轻的恋人们会在平安夜去餐厅吃饭、交换礼物、听音乐会或者看电影什么的,很多地方 还会在平安夜举行盛大的圣诞晚会呢。
yīnwèi zài Zhōngguó ,shèngdànjié bìng bù shì fǎdìng jiǎrì ,jìrán bù fàngjià ,dàjiā jiù zhǐhǎo zài wǎnshang huódòng le 。yībān niánqīng de liànrénmen huì zài píngānyè qù cāntīng chīfàn 、jiāohuàn lǐwù 、tīng yīnyuèhuì huòzhě kàn diànyǐng shénme de ,hěn duō dìfang hái huì zài píngānyè jǔxíng shèngdà de shèngdàn wǎnhuì ne 。
是啊,可是大部分中国人不是基督教徒,所以圣诞节并不去教堂,而且中国人庆祝圣诞节基本上只在平安夜。
shì ā ,kěshì dàbùfēn zhōngguórén bù shì jīdūjiàotú ,suǒyǐ shèngdànjié bìng bù qù jiàotáng ,érqiě zhōngguórén qìngzhù shèngdànjié jīběn shang zhǐ zài píngānyè 。