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昼夜

zhòu yè
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

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Definitions

  1. 1. day and night
  2. 2. period of 24 hours
  3. 3. continuously, without stop

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

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他们 昼夜 不停地工作。
They work nonstop day and night.

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