lián
zhóu
zhuàn

idiom

Meaning of 连轴转

连轴转 means work around the clock; work non-stop; work day and night. Pronounced lián zhóu zhuàn.

  • work around the clock; work non-stop; work day and night

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
zuò
máng
 
men
rén
jiù
děi
lián
zhóu
zhuàn
 

When work gets busy, a few of us have to work around the clock.

Wèi
le
gǎn
xiàng
jìn
 
tuán
duì
jīng
lián
zhóu
zhuàn
le
xīng
 

To catch up with the project schedule, the team has been working non-stop for a week.

rén
yuán
zài
qíng
jiān
lián
zhóu
zhuàn
 
fēi
cháng
xīn
 

Medical staff worked around the clock during the pandemic, which was very hard.

jiē
shǒu
zhè
àn
zi
jiù
kāi
shǐ
lián
zhóu
zhuàn
 
méi
yǒu
xiū
shí
jiān
 

As soon as he took on this case, he started working day and night with almost no time to rest.

Shēng
chǎn
wàng
 
chē
jiān
de
rén
dōu
zài
lián
zhóu
zhuàn
 

During the peak production season, both machines and people in the workshop are operating non-stop.