Definition

1. Noun:
   • Evening; night: The period of time from the end of the afternoon until night, typically from sunset until bedtime. It refers to the later part of the day and the early part of the night.

Usage

• Buổi tối is a common time noun used to indicate a specific part of the day.
• It can be used as a time adverbial (e.g., ) or as a noun phrase (e.g., Buổi tối hôm đó rất đẹp).
• It is often used with other words to specify a particular evening (e.g., , , ).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình tôi thường ăn cơm cùng nhau vào buổi tối. (My family usually eats dinner together in the evening.)
  • Buổi tối ở thành phố này rất nhộn nhịp. (The evenings in this city are very lively.)
  • Cô ấy thích đi dạo công viên buổi tối. (She likes to walk in the park in the evening.)

Advanced Usage

• Cả buổi tối: The whole evening.
  • Anh ấy đọc sách cả buổi tối. (He read a book the whole evening.)
• Đêm khuya: Late at night (implies a later time than a typical ).
  • Đừng gọi điện cho tôi đêm khuya. (Don't call me late at night.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tối (n/adv): A shorter, more colloquial form of , meaning "evening/night" or "in the evening/at night".
  • Tối nay (tonight), Tối muộn (late evening).
• Đêm (n): "Night". This word often refers to the deeper, darker part of the night, the period of darkness, or the entire night cycle. It can sometimes overlap with but generally indicates a later time.
  • Giữa đêm (midnight), Qua đêm (to stay overnight).
• Chiều tối (n): "Dusk", "late afternoon/early evening". Refers to the transitional period between afternoon and evening.

Synonyms

• Ban đêm: At night, during the night (more formal/literary than ).
• Ban tối: Evening (less common, slightly more formal than ).

Related Phrases

• Chào buổi tối: Good evening.
• Buổi tối vui vẻ: Have a nice evening.
• Lớp học buổi tối: Evening class.
• Làm ca tối: To work the night shift.

1. Evening; in the evening
2. Night; at night-time