night view ⇒ 西湖夜景，美丽迷人。 Xīhú yèjǐng, měilì mírén. → The view of the West Lake by night is absolutely enchanting.
夜班
night shift
子夜
midnight
守夜
stay up all night
昼夜
day and night
消夜
night-time snack
熬夜
stay up late
连夜
( 当天夜里 ) that night ⇒ 接到电话后，我连夜赶到他家去。 Jiēdào diànhuà hòu, wǒ liányè gǎndào tā jiā qù. → After receiving the call, I went to his house that very night.
夜总会
nightclub
夜猫子
( 猫头鹰 ) owl
夜生活
nightlife
平安夜
Christmas Eve
三更半夜
the middle of the night ⇒ 你三更半夜不睡觉,跑出去干吗？ Nǐ sāngēng-bànyè bù shuìjiào, pǎo chūqù gànmá? → It's the middle of the night — why aren't you asleep and what are you doing outside?
夙兴夜寐
work day and night
夜不闭户
leave one's door unlocked at night
夜以继日
day and night ⇒ 加固堤坝的工程夜以继日地进行着。 Jiāgù dībà de gōngchéng yè yǐ jì rì de jìnxíng zhe. → Work on reinforcing the dam continued day and night.
夜郎自大
be foolishly conceited
夜长梦多
long delays cause complications ⇒ 我们争取尽早签合同，免得夜长梦多。 Wǒmen zhēngqǔ jǐnzǎo qiān hétong, miǎnde yè cháng mèng duō. → We'll do our best to sign the contract as soon as possible, to avoid the problems that may be incurred by a delay.
天方夜谭
pie in the sky ⇒ 你的想法简直就是天方夜谭。 Nǐ de xiǎngfǎ jiǎnzhí jiùshì Tiānfāng yè tán. → Your ideas are just pie in the sky.