开夜车 (kāi yè chē) — to burn the midnight oil, to work or study late into the night
Definition
Idiomatic verb meaning to work or study late into the night, literally 'drive a night car'. It is a separable verb: 在开夜车, 开了夜车, 开一夜的车.
verb
to burn the midnight oilto work or study late into the night
Examples
- 开夜车。Kǎo shì qián tā tiān tiān kāi yè chē.He burned the midnight oil every day before the exam.
- 。Wǒ zuó wǎn kāi le sān gè xiǎo shí yè chē cái xiě wán bào gào.I worked late for three hours last night to finish the report.
- 开夜车，。Bié zǒng kāi yè chē, duì shēn tǐ bù hǎo.Don't always stay up late working — it's bad for your health.
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