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.
  • 朝夕，。
    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.
  • 朝夕，。
    Tā zhāo xī kǔ liàn, zhōng yú qǔ dé le hǎo chéng jì.
    He practiced hard day and night and finally achieved good results.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

朝cháomorning
夕xīevening

朝 and 夕 stand side by side as morning and evening, meaning all day or a short time.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

Originally, 朝 showed the sun rising above the ground while the moon was still in the sky, giving the sense of morning.

Open 朝 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

夕 was drawn as a crescent moon.

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