晚 wǎn
“evening; night; late”
adjective, adverbial adjective2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
晚 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 215: 晚 wǎn — Level 1; official annotation 1 (形). PDF page 85
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 晚
晚 can mean 'late' as an adjective or complement (很晚了、来晚了), and it also appears in 晚上 'evening'. For 'be late for' use 迟到; 晚 describes a late time or doing something later than expected.
例句Example sentences
- 现在很晚了，我要回家了。xiàn zài hěn wǎn le, wǒ yào huí jiā le.It's very late now; I need to go home.
- 他每天睡得很晚。tā měi tiān shuì de hěn wǎn.He goes to sleep very late every day.
- 对不起，我来晚了。duì bù qǐ, wǒ lái wǎn le.Sorry, I'm late.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我每天睡很晚。
✓我每天睡得很晚。
When 晚 describes how someone sleeps, use the complement pattern 睡得很晚; 很晚 cannot directly follow 睡.
易混词Easily confused
晚vs迟
晚 means 'late' in time or doing something late (很晚了、来晚了); 迟 is mostly used in 迟到 'be late for something' and is more formal in other uses.