晚
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wǎn · night, evening

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HSK 3.0 · Level 1Frequency #558
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11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 晚

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wǎnWords pronounced wǎn
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Example sentences

Notice where 晚 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ yào qù zuò wǎn fàn le我以为你要去做晚饭了

I thought you were going to make dinner.

Source: Tatoeba #13361548 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì wǎn shàng le.是晚上了。

It's night.

Source: Tatoeba #6047459 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wǎn diǎn dǎ gěi nǐ.我晚点打给你。

I will telephone you later on.

Source: Tatoeba #345859 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ dù guò de zuì hǎo de yè wǎn zhīyī.这是我度过的最好的夜晚之一。

It was one of the best nights I've had.

Source: Tatoeba #5574441 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhài tā zǎo wǎn yào hái de.这债她早晚要还的。

She will pay for this.

Source: Tatoeba #13892004 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hǎo de, dàn wǒ men xiān chī wǎn fàn ba.好的,但我们先吃晚饭吧。

Sure, but let's eat dinner first.

Source: Tatoeba #333569 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 晚 in context

  1. Say wǎn, then recall the core meaning: night, evening.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 晚饭 (wǎn fàn), meaning “evening meal”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 晚 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.