day and night; around the clock
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
day and night; around the clock; continuously without stopping
formalOften used to describe working or studying continuously without rest. A variant of 夜以继日 (yè yǐ jì rì) with identical meaning.
Tā他
men们
rì日
yǐ以
jì继
yè夜
de地
gōng工
zuò作
，
zhōng终
yú于
àn按
shí时
wán完
chéng成
le了
xiàng项
mù目
。
They worked day and night and finally completed the project on time.
Yī医
shēng生
men们
rì日
yǐ以
jì继
yè夜
de地
qiǎng抢
jiù救
shāng伤
yuán员
，
méi没
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
hǎn喊
lèi累
de的
。
The doctors worked around the clock to rescue the wounded without a single one complaining of tiredness.
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Wèi为
le了
zhǔn准
bèi备
míng明
tiān天
de的
kǎo考
shì试
，
tā他
rì日
yǐ以
jì继
yè夜
de地
fù复
xí习
gōng功
kè课
。
In order to prepare for tomorrow's exam, he studied his lessons day and night.
Zhè这
zuò座
dà大
qiáo桥
zhī之
suǒ所
yǐ以
néng能
tí提
qián前
tōng通
chē车
，
shì是
yīn因
wèi为
gōng工
rén人
men们
rì日
yǐ以
jì继
yè夜
de地
gǎn赶
gōng工
。
The reason this bridge was able to open ahead of schedule was that the workers rushed the job day and night.