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夜以继昼
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夜以继昼

夜以继昼 — “To work tirelessly day and night”

夜以继昼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work tirelessly day and night”. To continue working from day into night. Literally, “Continue day with night”.

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夜以继昼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

夜以继昼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
夜
yè8night
以
yǐ5by means of
继
jì10continue, succeed, inherit
昼
zhòu9daytime

Example Sentence with 夜以继昼

为了按时完成研究项目,团队成员们夜以继昼地努力工作
To complete the research project on time, the team members worked tirelessly day and night.

Idioms Related to 夜以继昼

Synonyms of 夜以继昼

  • yǐ以yè夜jì继rì日work day and night without stopping
  • yè夜yǐ以jiē接rì日work day and night without rest
  • yè夜yǐ以jì继rì日work day and night without rest

More idioms starting with 夜

  • yè夜bù不chéng成mèi寐unable to sleep at night
  • yè夜bù不bì闭hù户safe society, no need to lock doors
  • yè夜zhù住xiǎo晓xíng行travel day and night
  • yè夜bàn半sān三gēng更in the dead of night
  • yè夜bàn半gēng更shēn深deep in the night
  • yè夜sù宿xiǎo晓xíng行traveling day and night
  • yè夜yuè月huā花cháo朝beautiful romantic times
  • yè夜shēn深rén人jìng静dead of night
  • yè夜é蛾fù赴huǒ火irresistibly drawn to danger
  • yè夜xíng行zhòu昼fú伏travel by night, hide by day

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What does 夜以继昼 mean?

夜以继昼 (yè yǐ jì zhòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work tirelessly day and night”.

How do you pronounce 夜以继昼?

夜以继昼 is pronounced yè yǐ jì zhòu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 夜以继昼 literally mean?

Literally, 夜以继昼 means “Continue day with night”. It is used to mean “to work tirelessly day and night”.

What is the Chinese definition of 夜以继昼?

用夜里的时间接上白天的时间。形容日夜不息地努力。

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