Definition & Meaning

day and night; night and day; round the clock

Word usage

rì yè

日 夜

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n.day and night; night and day; round the clock
- rì yè jiān chéng
  日夜兼程
  travel at double speed day and night
- rì yè jǐng tì de shǒu wèi zhe biān jiāng
  日夜警惕地守卫着边疆
  vigilantly guard the borders day and night
- rì yè shāng diàn
  日夜商店
  24-hour shop
- rì yè fú wù
  日夜服务
  twenty-four-hour service
- rì yè yíng yè
  日夜营业
  24-hour business operation
- wǒ men de gōng chǎng yǐ rì yè sān bān dǎo de fāng shì quán tiān hòu yùn zuò
  我们的工厂以日夜三班倒的方式全天候运作。
  Our factory operates round the clock on three shifts.
- pài le yī míng sī rén bǎo biāo rì yè bǎo hù tā
  派了一名私人保镖日夜保护她。
  A personal bodyguard was assigned to her and is with her day and night.
- jǐng chá men wèi le zhǎo chū xiōng shǒu rì yè gōng zuò
  警察们为了找出凶手，日夜工作。
  The police work day and night to find the murderer.
synonym
zhòu yè昼夜

Word usage

Reduplication
"日夜" can be reduplicated, for example: "日日夜夜".
- 他们日日夜夜思念着祖国。
  They thought of their motherland by day and by night.
common measure word
"日夜" is often matched with measure word "个".
- 一个日夜
  one day and night

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