all night; the whole night
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the whole night; all night long
Used as a time noun indicating the entire duration of a night. Can be used adverbially in the structure 通夜 + Verb.
Tā他
tōng通
yè夜
wèi未
mián眠
，
yī一
zhí直
zài在
sī思
kǎo考
wèn问
tí题
。
He stayed awake all night, constantly thinking about the problem.
Yī医
shēng生
men们
tōng通
yè夜
gōng工
zuò作
，
qiǎng抢
jiù救
shòu受
shāng伤
de的
bìng病
rén人
。
The doctors worked through the night to rescue the injured patients.
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Zuó昨
tiān天
xià下
yǔ雨
tōng通
yè夜
，
zhí直
dào到
zǎo早
shang上
cái才
tíng停
。
It rained throughout the night yesterday, only stopping in the morning.