night work; night shift
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Meanings
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night work; night shift; working through the night
Commonly used in rural or labor contexts to refer to working overnight, especially during busy seasons. In spoken Chinese, often pronounced as 'yèzuō' (with a neutral tone on the second syllable). Often appears in the phrase '打夜作'.
Qiū秋
shōu收
de的
shí时
hou候
，
nóng农
mín民
men们
cháng常
cháng常
yào要
dǎ打
yè夜
zuò作
。
During the autumn harvest, farmers often have to work through the night.
Zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
gǎn赶
dìng订
dān单
，
gōng工
rén人
men们
tiān天
tiān天
yè夜
zuò作
。
Rushing to fill orders these days, the workers are pulling night shifts every day.
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Dǎ打
yè夜
zuò作
tài太
shāng伤
shēn身
tǐ体
，
nǐ你
hái还
shì是
huàn换
gè个
bái白
bān班
ba吧
。
Working nights is too hard on your health; you should switch to the day shift instead.