三更 sān gēng — the third watch (around midnight, 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.)

三更
sān gēng

Characters: 三 · 更

Definitions

  1. the third watch (around midnight, 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.)

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)
  2. midnight
  3. also pr. [san1 jin1]

ExtDict

  1. 指半夜十一时至翌晨一时
  2. 指三更更鼓。

Examples

  • 他读书常常熬到三更半夜。

    He often studied until the middle of the night.

  • 三更时分，万籁俱寂。

    In the dead of night, all was quiet.