Writing
夜市 (yè shì) — how to say "night market" in Chinese
夜市
Night market
noun
Character composition
夜
night
市
market
Radicals / Keys
夕
Evening
#36 · xī · 3 strokes
巾
Turban
#50 · jīn · 3 strokes
Collocations
逛夜市
guàng yèshì
stroll around the night market
夜市小吃
yèshì xiǎochī
night market snacks
Examples
我们晚上在夜市吃小吃。
We eat snacks at the night market in the evening.
我去夜市。
I go to the night market.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say night market in Mandarin?
"night market" in Chinese is 夜市 (yè shì).
夜市 meaning in English
夜市 (yè shì) means "Night market".
How is 夜市 pronounced?
It is pronounced yè shì (written as ye shi, yeshi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "night market" in Chinese characters?
It is written 夜市: 夜 has 8 strokes, 市 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 夜市?
夜市 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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