tōngxiāo

通宿

Word · NounTraditional通宵

all night; whole night

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

all night; the whole night; throughout the night

Refers to the entire duration of a night, from evening until dawn. Often functions as a temporal noun in sentences.

Tā他
zuó昨
wǎn晚
tōng通
xiāo宵
gōng工
zuò作
 。

He worked all night last night.

Wǒ我
men们
tōng通
xiāo宵
dá达
dàn旦
dì地
zhǔn准
bèi备
kǎo考
shì试
 。

We prepared for the exam all night until dawn.

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Zhè这
jiā家
yī医
yuàn院
tí提
gōng供
tōng通
xiāo宵
fú服
wù务
 。

This hospital provides overnight service.

Bié别
tōng通
xiāo宵
wán玩
yóu游
xì戏
 ,
duì对
shēn身
tǐ体
bù不
hǎo好
 。

Don't play games all night; it's bad for your health.