day and night; around the clock
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
day and night; continuously without rest
formalDescribes working or continuing an activity without stopping, through both day and night. Often implies diligence, urgency, or intense effort. The variant '日以继夜' (rì yǐ jì yè) is also common and synonymous.
Wèi为
le了
àn按
shí时
wán完
chéng成
xiàng项
mù目
，
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
men们
yè夜
yǐ以
jì继
rì日
de地
gōng工
zuò作
。
To finish the project on time, the engineers worked day and night.
Jiù救
yuán援
duì队
yè夜
yǐ以
jì继
rì日
de地
zài在
fèi废
xū墟
zhōng中
sōu搜
xún寻
xìng幸
cún存
zhě者
。
The rescue team searched for survivors in the rubble around the clock.
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Tā他
yè夜
yǐ以
jì继
rì日
de地
zhǔn准
bèi备
kǎo考
shì试
，
xī希
wàng望
néng能
qǔ取
dé得
hǎo好
chéng成
jì绩
。
He studied day and night for the exam, hoping to get a good grade.