晚上 wǎn shang
“evening; night; in the evening”
time wordHSK 2 · 2021 list level 1Measure word 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
晚上 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 217: 晚上 wǎnshang — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 85
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 晚上
晚上 means "evening" — the part of the day after it gets dark, when people have dinner or relax. It works as a time noun, so it goes before the verb or after a time expression like 今天/明天/每天, and it is often used in greetings and fixed phrases like 晚上好 and 晚上见.
例句Example sentences
- 今天晚上你有空吗？jīn tiān wǎn shàng nǐ yǒu kōng ma?Are you free this evening?
- 我每天晚上十点睡觉。wǒ měi tiān wǎn shàng shí diǎn shuì jiào.I go to bed at ten every evening.
- 晚上我们一起吃饭吧。wǎn shàng wǒ men yì qǐ chī fàn ba.Let's eat together this evening.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗对不起，我来晚上了。
✓对不起，我来晚了。
晚上 is the noun "evening"; to say someone is late you need the adjective/adverb 晚, not 晚上.