"stay up" in Chinese (Simplified)

熬夜

Definition

指保持清醒不睡觉，尤其指比平时更晚不睡。

是非正式口语，多用于表示因“学习、工作、娱乐”等原因而晚睡。常与“late”连用，或后接原因短语（如“stay up to study”）。不表示“站起来”。

I stay up late to do my homework.

我为了做作业**熬夜**到很晚。

Don't stay up too late tonight.

今晚不要**熬夜**太晚。

She always stays up to watch movies on weekends.

她周末总是**熬夜**看电影。

Why did you stay up so late last night?

你昨晚怎么**熬夜**到那么晚？

I can't stay up all night—I need my sleep.

我没办法**熬夜**通宵——我需要睡觉。

Sometimes I stay up just scrolling on my phone.

有时候我只是**熬夜**刷手机。