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Expressing 'that evening' with 当晚 (dāngwǎn)
Time Expressions
Structure
当晚 + Clause
Explanation
The time word 当晚 (dāngwǎn) means 'that evening' or 'that night,' referring to the evening of a specific day being discussed. It is used in narrative contexts to anchor events in time. For example, 当晚他就离开了 means 'He left that very evening.'
Examples
当晚我们在酒店附近吃了顿火锅。
Dāngwǎn wǒmen zài jiǔdiàn fùjìn chī le dùn huǒguō.
That evening we had hot pot near the hotel.
他收到消息后，当晚就赶回了老家。
Tā shōudào xiāoxi hòu, dāngwǎn jiù gǎn huí le lǎojiā.
After receiving the news, he rushed back to his hometown that very evening.
当晚的演出非常精彩，观众掌声不断。
Dāngwǎn de yǎnchū fēicháng jīngcǎi, guānzhòng zhǎngshēng búduàn.
The performance that evening was wonderful, and the audience applauded nonstop.