kāi
chē

HSK 6
common
idiom

Meaning of 开夜车

开夜车 means to burn the midnight oil; to work or study late into the night to meet a deadline. Pronounced kāi yè chē. HSK 6.

  • to burn the midnight oil; to work or study late into the night to meet a deadline

Definitions & Examples

Wèi
le
zhǔn
bèi
kǎo
shì
 
zuó
wǎn
kāi
le
chē
 

He burned the midnight oil last night to prepare for the exam.

Kāi
le
chē
 
cái
zhè
piān
gǎo稿
zi
gǎn
le
chū
lái
 

Only by working through the night did I manage to finish this draft.

Xiàng
jié
zhǐ
kuài
dào
le
 
zhěng
tuán
duì
dōu
zài
kāi
chē
 

The project deadline is approaching, so the whole team is burning the midnight oil.

Lín
shí
jiē
dào
rèn
 
jīn
wǎn
yòu
děi
kāi
chē
le
 

I received a task at the last minute, so I'll have to work late again tonight.

huan
kāi
chē
 
jué
de
xiào
gāo
 

She doesn't like to burn the midnight oil, feeling it's not very efficient.