昼夜 (zhòu yè) — day and night; a period of 24 hours
Definition
昼夜 is a written noun for the pair 'day and night' as a 24-hour cycle. As an adverbial phrase (昼夜不停地…) it means 'around the clock', stronger than 日夜; 一直/不断/直 describe continuous action but don't pair two times of day.
noun
day and nighta period of 24 hours
Examples
- 昼夜，。zhòu yè Jiāo tì, sì jì lún huí.Day and night alternate, and the seasons cycle.
- 昼夜。Hù shi men zhòu yè bù tíng dì zhào gù bìng rén.The nurses take care of patients day and night without stopping.
- 昼夜。Shā mò zhōng zhòu yè wēn chā hěn dà.The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is large.
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