to travel day and night; to travel at double speed
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to travel with double effort; to press on with a journey day and night
literaryA classical literary term describing urgent travel, rarely used in modern speech except in historical or formal contexts.
Wèi为
shǐ使
jūn军
qíng情
bù不
yán延
wù误
，
chuán传
lìng令
bīng兵
bèi背
dào道
ér而
xíng行
。
To prevent any delay in military intelligence, the messenger traveled day and night.
Tā他
bèi背
dào道
jiān兼
chéng程
，
zhǐ只
wèi为
zǎo早
rì日
dǐ抵
dá达
jīng京
chéng城
。
He traveled at double speed, wishing only to arrive in the capital as soon as possible.
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Gǔ古
shí时
xìn信
shǐ使
cháng常
xū需
bèi背
dào道
sòng送
xìn信
。
In ancient times, messengers often had to travel day and night to deliver letters.