彻夜

徹夜

chèyè

adverb HSK 7 #13,273

Meanings

1 the whole night
2 all night long

Characters

thorough; complete

Examples

他们彻夜未眠。

Tāmen chèyè wèi mián.

They didn't sleep all night.

救援人员彻夜工作。

Jiùyuán rényuán chèyè gōngzuò.

The rescue workers worked through the night.

Tips

usage

彻夜 is more literary than 整夜 (zhěngyè, all night). Common phrases: 彻夜未眠 (sleepless all night), 彻夜不归 (not returning home all night).

Stroke Order

彻 chè

夜 yè