dǎyèzuò

打夜作

Word · Verb

work night shift; work at night

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to work night shifts; to pull a night shift; to work at night (colloquial)

informal

口语中多读 dǎ yè zuō。指在夜间进行工作,通常是为了赶工或因为职业性质需要夜间作业。

jiē接
lián连
dǎ打
le了
liǎng两
gè个
yè夜
zuò作
 。

He pulled two consecutive night shifts.

zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
gǎn赶
dìng订
dān单
 ,
gōng工
rén人
men们
dōu都
zài在
dǎ打
yè夜
zuò作
 。

The workers are all working night shifts these days to rush the orders.

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Tā他
shēn身
tǐ体
shòu受
bù不
liǎo了
 ,
bié别
zài再
ràng让
tā他
dǎ打
yè夜
zuò作
le了
 。

His health can't take it; don't make him work nights anymore.

Wèi为
le了
àn按
shí时
wán完
gōng工
 ,
tā他
men们
jué决
dìng定
dǎ打
yè夜
zuò作
 。

To finish on schedule, they decided to work the night shift.