ELONIO
Log inSign up

wǎn

晚wǎnwǎn
late
FromLesson 6inHardcore Chinese

Usages of wǎn

他tā　晚上wǎnshang　很hěn　晚wǎn　才cái　睡觉shuìjiào。tā wǎnshang hěn wǎn cái shuìjiào.
He goes to sleep very late at night.
我们wǒmen　今天jīntiān　很hěn　晚wǎn　才cái　回huí　家jiā。wǒmen jīntiān hěn wǎn cái huí jiā.
We didn’t go home until very late today.
我们wǒmen　今天jīntiān　很hěn　晚wǎn　才cái　做完zuòwán　工作gōngzuò。wǒmen jīntiān hěn wǎn cái zuòwán gōngzuò.
We didn’t finish the work until very late today.
今Jīn天tiān　老板lǎobǎn　在zài　会议室huìyìshì　开会kāihuì　开kāi　得de　很hěn　晚wǎn。Jīntiān lǎobǎn zài huìyìshì kāihuì kāi de hěn wǎn.
Today the boss had a meeting in the meeting room and worked until very late.
他tā　今天jīntiān　走错路zǒucuòlù　了le，　所以suǒyǐ　来lái　得de　很hěn　晚wǎn。tā jīntiān zǒucuòlù le, suǒyǐ lái de hěn wǎn.
He went the wrong way today, so he arrived very late.
她tā　去qù　医院yīyuàn　去qù　得de　太tài　晚wǎn，　差点儿chàdiǎnr　没méi　挂上号guàshànghào。tā qù yīyuàn qù de tài wǎn, chàdiǎnr méi guàshànghào.
She got to the hospital too late and almost failed to get registered.
这zhè　个gè　房东fángdōng　人rén　很hěn　好hǎo，　可是kěshì　她tā　说shuō　押金yājīn　不能bùnéng　太tài　晚wǎn　给gěi。zhè gè fángdōng rén hěn hǎo, kěshì tā shuō yājīn bùnéng tài wǎn gěi.
This landlord is very nice, but she said the deposit can’t be paid too late.
AI Language TutorTry it ↗
“How do tones work in Chinese?”
Mandarin Chinese has four main tones plus a neutral tone. The same syllable can mean completely different things depending on the tone — for example, "mā" (mother), "má" (hemp), "mǎ" (horse), and "mà" (scold). Mastering tones is essential for being understood.

Sign up free — start using our AI language tutor

Start learning Chinese

Master Chinese — from wǎn to fluency

All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.

  • ✓Infinitely deep — unlimited vocabulary and grammar
  • ✓Fast-paced — build complex sentences from the start
  • ✓Unforgettable — efficient spaced repetition system
  • ✓ AI tutor to answer your grammar questions
Start learning Chinese→