夜静更深 yèjìnggēngshēn in the dead of night Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 夜 yè noun night the period between sunset and sunrise; evening; night; (classifier) used as a counter for nights or evenings静 靜 jìng adjective silent noiseless; making no sound更深 gēngshēn late at night Deep into the night when it is very late.