夜以继日 (yè yǐ jì rì) — (idiom) night and day; around the clock; unremitting effort
Definition
Idiom for working 'night and day,' emphasizing relentless hard work — stronger effort than the plain collocation 日夜, which just states time spans.
idiom
night and dayaround the clockunremitting effort
Examples
- 夜以继日，。Tā yè yǐ jì rì dì xiě xiǎo shuō, zhōng yú wán chéng le.He wrote the novel night and day and finally finished it.
- ，夜以继日。Wèi le gǎn xiàng mù, dà jiā yè yǐ jì rì dì gōng zuò.Everyone worked around the clock to meet the project deadline.
- 夜以继日。Tā gāo kǎo qián jī hū yè yǐ jì rì dì fù xí.Before the college entrance exam, she studied night and day.
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