day and night; around the clock
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
day and night; night and day
Used to describe continuous activity throughout the entire day. Often functions adverbially to indicate non-stop action.
Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
men们
wèi为
le了
jiù救
rén人
，
rì日
yè夜
jiān兼
chéng程
gǎn赶
wǎng往
zāi灾
qū区
。
The firefighters rushed to the disaster area, traveling day and night to save people.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
shí实
xíng行
sān三
bān班
zhì制
，
jī机
qì器
rì日
yè夜
bù不
tíng停
de地
yùn运
zhuǎn转
。
This factory operates on a three-shift system, with machines running nonstop around the clock.
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Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
gōng工
zuò作
yā压
lì力
hěn很
dà大
，
jī几
hū乎
rì日
yè夜
dōu都
zài在
jiā加
bān班
。
He has been under a lot of work pressure recently, working overtime almost day and night.
Fù父
mǔ母
wèi为
le了
gōng供
hái孩
zi子
shàng上
xué学
，
rì日
yè夜
cāo操
láo劳
。
The parents toiled day and night to pay for their child's schooling.