日夜兼程

rìyè-jiānchéng

idiom #78,240

Meanings

HSK 3

他日夜兼程，终于赶到了家。

Tā rìyè-jiānchéng, zhōngyú gǎndào le jiā.

He traveled day and night and finally made it home.

HSK 7-9

救援队日夜兼程赶往灾区。

Jiùyuán duì rìyè-jiānchéng gǎnwǎng zāiqū.

The rescue team rushed day and night to the disaster zone.

usage

兼程 literally means 'double the journey' - covering in one push what would normally take two stages. Used for urgent travel, not casual trips.

日 rì

夜 yè

兼 jiān

程 chéng