连夜

連夜

liányè

adverb HSK 7-9 #20,822

Meanings

1 overnight
2 through the night
3 that very night

Characters

even; continuously

Examples

HSK 4

他连夜赶回了老家。

Tā liányè gǎnhuí le lǎojiā.

He rushed back to his hometown that very night.

HSK 4

工人们连夜加班完成了任务。

Gōngrén men liányè jiābān wánchéng le rènwù.

The workers worked overtime through the night to finish the task.

Tips

usage

连夜 emphasizes urgency - something was so important it couldn't wait until the next day.

Stroke Order

连 lián

夜 yè