熬夜 - Expressing "staying up late"

HSK 5

熬夜 (áoyè) it’s a very useful phrase that describes staying up late, usually because there is an important work to do. It is made from characters 熬 (áo), meaning to endure or boil, and 夜 (yè), which means night.

熬夜 is a verb and can be used as such in any sentence.

Sample sentences

熬夜有多伤身？常熬夜身体的 10 大变化。How harmful is staying up late? The 10 major changes in the body from frequent late nights.

我昨天熬夜复习考试了。I stayed up late yesterday to study for the exam.

现代人大多已养成熬夜的习惯，长期熬夜会怎么样？Most modern people have developed the habit of staying up late. What happens if you stay up late for a long time?

In a Text

睡眠是人体修复最重要的时间，如果没有足够的睡眠可能会损害你的健康。但现代人如果要说「不」熬夜，应该很少人可以做到，有些人可能觉得熬夜没关系，隔天睡一觉就补回来了，但其实被打乱的生理时钟还是一样乱。

• 生理时钟 (shēnglǐ shízhōng) - biological clock

Sleep is the most important time for the body to repair itself; without enough sleep, you may harm your health. But for modern people, it’s rare for anyone to say “no” to staying up late. Some might think it’s fine to stay up late and just catch up on sleep the next day, but in reality, a disrupted biological clock remains chaotic.