整夜

zhěngyè

adverb #6,609

Meanings

1 the whole night
2 all night long

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Examples

他整夜没有睡觉。

Tā zhěngyè méiyǒu shuìjiào.

He didn't sleep the whole night.

我们整夜都在讨论这个问题。

Wǒmen zhěngyè dōu zài tǎolùn zhège wèntí.

We discussed this problem all night long.

Tips

grammar

整 can combine with many time words: 整天 (whole day), 整夜 (whole night), 整年 (whole year), 整个月 (whole month).

Stroke Order

整 zhěng

夜 yè