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    Using 晚间 (wǎnjiān) to express evening time

    Time Expressions

    Structure

    晚间 + Verb / Noun

    Explanation

    晚间 (wǎnjiān) means "evening" or "in the evening" and is used as a time word to indicate the evening period of the day. It is more formal than 晚上 and commonly appears in news and broadcast contexts, such as 晚间新闻 (evening news). It can be placed before a verb as a time adverbial.

    Examples

    • 我们晚间到达了酒店。

      Wǒmen wǎnjiān dàodá le jiǔdiàn.

      We arrived at the hotel in the evening.

    • 请大家收看今天的晚间新闻。

      Qǐng dàjiā shōukàn jīntiān de wǎnjiān xīnwén.

      Please tune in to today's evening news.

    • 晚间气温会降到十度以下，记得加衣服。

      Wǎnjiān qìwēn huì jiàng dào shí dù yǐxià, jìde jiā yīfu.

      The evening temperature will drop below ten degrees; remember to put on more clothes.

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