The Chinese word for night is
夜晚

yèwǎn

Translations for night and their definitions

夜晚
1. n. night; nightfall

夜
1. night
晝短夜長 - short days and long nights -
2. (Cantonese) late (in the night)
我呢ni1排晚晚都好夜先返屋企kei2。 - Recently, I've been going home quite late in the night.
我夜啲先走都得。 - I can leave later in the evening.
三天兩夜 (sān tiān liǎng yè) - three days and two nights
3. (Cantonese) night shift; night work
4. (Min Nan) Alternative form of 暝 (-)