彻夜 (chè yè) — all night long; throughout the night
Definition
彻夜 (chèyè) is a written adverb meaning 'all through the night,' emphasizing continuous duration. 与通宵 (a noun, 'all night') and 连夜 ('straight through, into the next morning') 同义时，彻夜 is more literary.
adverb
all night longthroughout the night
Examples
- ，彻夜。Wèi le wán chéng xiàng mù, tā men chè yè jiā bān.They worked overtime all night to finish the project.
- 彻夜，。Zuó wǎn wǒ chè yè wèi shuì, yì zhí zài kàn shū.I didn't sleep all night last night, reading the whole time.
- 彻夜。Jiē shàng chè yè dōu yǒu xún luó de jǐng chá.There are police patrolling the streets all night long.
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