long night; all night
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
endless night; period of darkness
literaryUsed literally for a physically long night or metaphorically for a difficult, oppressive period in history or life.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
duì对
rén人
mín民
lái来
shuō说
shì是
yī一
gè个
cháng长
yè夜
nán难
míng明
de的
shí时
dài代
。
The old society was an era of endless darkness for the people.
Tā他
gǎn感
dào到
nèi内
xīn心
yī一
piàn片
cháng长
yè夜
màn漫
màn漫
，
kàn看
bù不
dào到
xī希
wàng望
。
He felt an endless night within his heart, with no hope in sight.
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Zhàn战
zhēng争
jié结
shù束
hòu后
，
rén人
men们
zhōng终
yú于
zǒu走
chū出
le了
màn漫
cháng长
de的
cháng长
yè夜
。
After the war ended, people finally emerged from the long night.
adverb
all night long; throughout the night
literaryDescribes an action or state that lasts the entire night.
Wèi为
le了
zhǔn准
bèi备
kǎo考
shì试
，
tā他
cháng长
yè夜
bù不
mián眠
de地
fù复
xí习
。
To prepare for the exam, he studied all night without sleep.
Mǔ母
qīn亲
shēng生
bìng病
，
tā她
zài在
yī医
yuàn院
cháng长
yè夜
shǒu守
hù护
。
Her mother was sick, so she kept vigil at the hospital all night.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
kuáng狂
huān欢
yī一
zhí直
chí持
xù续
dào到
cháng长
yè夜
jiāng将
jìn尽
。
The revelry lasted until the long night was almost over.