熬夜 (áo yè) — to stay up late or all night (often for work or study)
Definition
A verb meaning 'to stay up late or all night,' usually for work or study. Note that 夜 here is a bound noun (熬夜 / 熬了一夜), not a standalone word like 晚上.
verb
to stay up late or all night (often for work or study)
Examples
- 。Wǒ zuó wǎn áo le yí yè xué xí.I stayed up all night last night studying.
- ，熬夜。Wèi le kǎo shì, tā lián xù áo yè le sān tiān.He stayed up late for three days straight to prepare for the exam.
- 熬夜。Cháng qī áo yè duì shēn tǐ hěn bù hǎo.Long-term staying up late is very bad for health.
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