朝夕 (zhāo xī) — from morning to night; all day long; daily (literary); a very short time; a brief moment (literary)
Definition
Literary noun meaning 'day and night' or 'all the time.' Used in set phrases like 朝夕相处 and 只争朝夕 to stress continuous, round-the-clock effort or time spent together.
noun
from morning to nightall day longdaily (literary)a very short timea brief moment (literary)
Examples
- ，。Tā men zhāo xī xiāng chǔ le sān nián, gǎn qíng hěn shēn.They spent day and night together for three years and developed deep feelings.
- ，。Wǒ men yào zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī, nǔ lì shí xiàn mèng xiǎng.We must seize every moment and work hard to realize our dreams.
- ，。Tā zhāo xī kǔ liàn, zhōng yú qǔ dé le hǎo chéng jì.He practiced hard day and night and finally achieved good results.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.