彻夜不眠 (chè yè bù mián) — to be sleepless all night; to stay up all night (due to worry, work, or excitement)
Definition
A formal idiom meaning 'sleepless through the whole night' — 彻 emphasizes the whole night, 不眠 adds the 'without sleep' meaning. Implies wakefulness due to worry, work, or strong emotion rather than insomnia.
idiom
to be sleepless all nightto stay up all night (due to worry, work, or excitement)
Examples
- ，彻夜不眠。Wèi le wán chéng fāng àn, tā chè yè bù mián dì gōng zuò le yì zhěng yè.He worked the whole night without sleep to finish the plan.
- ，彻夜不眠。Tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi, tā jī dòng dé chè yè bù mián.She was so excited by the good news that she couldn't sleep all night.
- ，彻夜不眠。Hái zi shēng bìng shí, mǔ qīn cháng cháng chè yè bù mián dì zhào gù.When a child is sick, the mother often stays up all night caring for them.
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