昼夜
zhòu yè
Definitions
- 1. day and night
- 2. period of 24 hours
- 3. continuously, without stop
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Usage notes
Collocations
Common in phrases like 昼夜不停 (nonstop day and night) or 昼夜交替 (the alternation of day and night).
Formality
昼夜 is formal and literary; in everyday speech, use 日夜 instead.
Example Sentences
1 shown他们 昼夜 不停地工作。
They work nonstop day and night.
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