昼夜

昼夜 zhòuyè

Day and night (continuously - without stop)

昼夜 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體晝夜 zhouye

What 昼夜 means

Day and night (continuously - without stop)

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昼夜 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

昼

zhòu

Daytime (daylight)

夜

yè

Night

Words that share a character with 昼夜

How to write 昼夜

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昼夜 in a sentence

工人们昼夜赶工，终于完成了任务。

Gōngrénmen zhòuyè gǎngōng, zhōngyú wánchéng le rènwu.

The workers laboured day and night and finally finished the task.

这里昼夜温差很大。

Zhèlǐ zhòuyè wēnchā hěn dà.

The difference between day and night temperatures here is large.

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Questions about 昼夜

What does 昼夜 mean in English?

昼夜 is pronounced zhòuyè and means Day and night (continuously - without stop).

How do you pronounce 昼夜?

昼夜 is zhòuyè in pinyin — written zhouye without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 昼夜?

昼夜 is written with 2 characters: 昼 (zhòu) Daytime (daylight), 夜 (yè) Night. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 昼夜 written in traditional Chinese?

晝夜. The simplified form 昼夜 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 晝夜 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhòuyè.

Is 昼夜 an HSK word?

Yes — 昼夜 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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