How is 开夜车 pronounced?

开夜车 is pronounced “kāi yè chē” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 开夜车?

开夜车 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

HSK 6verb

开夜车

Traditional: 開夜車

kāi yè chē

开夜车 (kāi yè chē) means “to burn the midnight oil; to work late into the night”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word (traditional 開夜車) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How to write 开夜车

Practice each character:

开夜车

Example

为了赶论文他连续开夜车。

Wèile gǎn lùnwén tā liánxù kāi yè chē.

He burned the midnight oil for days to finish the paper.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 开夜车 mean?: 开夜车 (kāi yè chē) means “to burn the midnight oil; to work late into the night”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 开夜车 pronounced?: 开夜车 is pronounced “kāi yè chē” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 开夜车?: 开夜车 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Updated: 2026-07-18