Definition & Meaning

day and night; round the clock; continue the day by night

Word usage

yè yǐ jì rì

夜 以 继 日

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IP L4 NHSK 789－3 CME 6

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day and night; round the clock; continue the day by night
- dà jiā dōu yè yǐ jì rì de gàn huó
  大家都夜以继日地干活。
  Everybody was working hard day and night.
- gōng chéng zài yè yǐ jì rì de jìn xíng
  工程在夜以继日地进行。
  Work on the project is going on day and night.
- yī shēng hé hù shi yǐ jīng yè yǐ jì rì de gōng zuò hěn jiǔ le
  医生和护士已经夜以继日地工作很久了。
  Doctors and nurses have been working day and night for long.
- wǒ xǐ huan yè yǐ jì rì de gōng zuò
  我喜欢夜以继日地工作。
  I prefer to work night and day.
synonym
rì rì yè yè日日夜夜 zī zī bù juàn孜孜不倦 méi rì méi yè没日没夜 tōng xiāo dá dàn通宵达旦 qǐ zǎo tān hēi起早贪黑 rì yǐ jì yè日以继夜 bù shě zhòu yè不舍昼夜 fèi qǐn wàng cān废寝忘餐 sù xīng yè mèi夙兴夜寐 xiāo yī gàn shí宵衣旰食 fén gāo jì guǐ焚膏继晷 áo gēng shǒu yè熬更守夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè俾昼作夜 yǐ yè jì rì以夜继日 yè yǐ jì zhòu夜以继昼 lián rì lián yè连日连夜
antonym
wú suǒ shì shì无所事事 yóu shǒu hào xián游手好闲 bǎo shí zhōng rì饱食终日 cuō tuó suì yuè蹉跎岁月

Word usage

Note
"夜以继日" is used to describe work and study. Sometimes it is also used in other ways to describe the joy of never getting tired.

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