夜总会
yèzǒnghuì
The English phrase "night club" is translated into Chinese as 夜总会 (yèzǒnghuì).
The term 夜总会 is often used to refer to more traditional, high-end or older-style nightclubs that may include dining and live performances.
What does it mean word for word?
The word 夜总会 is composed of 夜 (night), 总 (chief/general) and 会 (association/club).
Which one should you use?
夜店 is another way to say night club. Additionally, the informal expression 夜场 is used among younger generations to refer to the club's atmosphere and nightlife.
How do you pronounce it?
yèzǒnghuì
Did you know?
- If you want to talk about going out to the club scene in general, people often use the term 夜场 (yèchǎng), which literally means 'night field' or 'night scene'.
- The character 总 in 夜总会 is the same one used in the word for 'manager', framing the club as a place of central authority.
- In a traditional 夜总会, the environment functions more like a cabaret with a variety show stage than a modern dance floor.
Examples in context
- 明天晚上一起去夜场吧！Let's go to a night club tomorrow night!
- 那家夜总会非常出名。Nà jiā yèzǒnghuì fēicháng chūmíng.That night club is very famous.
- 我们要去哪家夜总会？Wǒmen yào qù nǎ jiā yèzǒnghuì?Which night club are we going to?
- 这附近有夜总会吗？Zhè fùjìn yǒu yèzǒnghuì ma?Is there a night club nearby?
Example conversation
The two friends are deciding where to go for the weekend.
- 浩然 Haoran梓涵，你想去夜总会吗？Zǐhán, nǐ xiǎng qù yèzǒnghuì ma?Zihan, do you want to go to a night club?
- 梓涵 Zihan我不喜欢去夜总会。Wǒ bù xǐhuān qù yèzǒnghuì.I don't like going to night clubs.
- 浩然 Haoran那我们去唱歌吧。Nà wǒmen qù chànggē ba.Then let's go singing.
- 梓涵 Zihan好，这个主意不错。Hǎo, zhège zhǔyì bùcuò.Okay, that's a good idea.
