日夜 (rì yè) — day and night; around the clock
Definition
A compound noun meaning 'day and night,' used adverbially (often reduplicated as 日日夜夜) to stress continuous, nonstop action. Pairs with 昼夜 in more formal/written contexts; the set phrase 夜以继日 is the idiomatic equivalent.
noun
day and nightaround the clock
Examples
- 。Tā rì yè dōu zài xué xí.He studies day and night.
- 日夜。Zhè jiā yī yuàn rì yè dōu yǒu yī shēng zhí bān.This hospital has doctors on duty day and night.
- 日夜，。Jīng guò rì yè de fèn dòu, tā zhōng yú shí xiàn le mèng xiǎng.After day and night of hard work, he finally realized his dream.
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