How to Say ‘One night’ in Simplified Chinese
住一晚
zhù yī wǎn
[joo ee wahn]
💬 Usage Tip: [一晚] means 'one night' for length of stay, with [晚] as the unit. Swap the number: [两晚], [三晚].
🇨🇳 In China: On its own this sounds like a booking fragment rather than a full request. In real use you'd usually say it together with something else, like [住一晚] while checking in or asking the price.
Phrase Breakdown
住
zhù
[joo]
to stay; to live
住 means to stay somewhere, especially overnight in travel situations.
我想在这里住一晚。
I want to stay here for one night.
一
yī
[ee]
one
一 means one, and here it counts the number of nights.
我只住一晚。
I am only staying one night.
晚
wǎn
[wahn]
night; evening
晚 refers to night or evening; in 一晚 it means one night.
我们住一晚就走。
We will stay one night and then leave.
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