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Mandarin · 2 October 2026 · Night Market Street Food

逛夜市

guàng yè shìPinyin

to stroll through a night market / to visit a night market

verb phrase

The popular cultural activity of wandering through outdoor evening markets to enjoy street food, shop for cheap goods, and socialize. It acts as both a vibrant social past-time and a central culinary experience in Chinese communities.

In a sentence

今天周末刚好降温,大伙提早把客厅收拾干净,相约一起下楼去逛夜市,热热闹闹地过个周末夜。

Jīntiān zhōumò gānghǎo jiàngwēn, dàhuǒ tízǎo bǎ kètīng shōushí gānjìng, xiāngyuē yīqǐ xiàlóu qù guàng yèshì, rèrè-nàonào de guò gè zhōumò yè.

It happens to cool down on this weekend today; everyone cleaned up the living room early and arranged to go downstairs together to stroll through the night market, spending a lively weekend night.

The Mandarin word 逛夜市, illustrated
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