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秉烛夜读
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秉烛夜读 Pronunciation and Pinyin

秉烛夜读 Usage and Examples

Burn the midnight oil

Read by candlelight late into the night

Study late into the night

The characters in 秉烛夜读

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
秉
bǐng8uphold or manage
烛
zhú10Candle; illuminate; perceive clearly
夜
yè8night
读
dú10read or study

More words starting with 秉

  • bǐng秉xiān先shēng生Mr. Bing
  • bǐng秉gōng公to act justly and impartially
  • bǐng秉gōng公chú处lǐ理handle impartially, deal with impartially
  • bǐng秉gōng公zhí执fǎ法Enforce the law impartially, Administer justice fairly
  • bǐng秉guó国to rule or govern a country
  • bǐng秉xìng性nature, disposition
  • bǐng秉chéng承adhere to, uphold
  • bǐng秉chí持uphold, adhere to
  • bǐng秉chí持de的upholding, adhering
  • bǐng秉chí持zhe着Upholding, Adhering to
  • bǐng秉zhèng政hold political power; be in power
  • bǐng秉zhú烛yè夜tán谈talk deep into the night, a late-night talk by candlelight

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Questions about 秉烛夜读

What does 秉烛夜读 mean in Chinese?

秉烛夜读 (bǐng zhú yè dú) means “Burn the midnight oil, Read by candlelight late into the night, Study late into the night”.

How do you pronounce 秉烛夜读?

秉烛夜读 is pronounced bǐng zhú yè dú in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Burn the midnight oil” in Chinese?

“Burn the midnight oil” is 秉烛夜读 (bǐng zhú yè dú) in Chinese.

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