通夜

tōngyè

adverb

Meanings

1 all through the night
2 overnight
3 the whole night

Characters

Examples

他通夜没睡，赶论文。

Tā tōngyè méi shuì, gǎn lùnwén.

He didn't sleep all night, rushing his thesis.

急诊室通夜亮着灯。

Jízhěnshì tōngyè liàngzhe dēng.

The lights in the emergency room stayed on all night.

Tips

usage

Synonym of the more common 通宵 (tōngxiāo). 通夜 has a slightly more literary feel, while 通宵 dominates spoken Mandarin (通宵营业 'open all night', 通宵达旦 'from dusk till dawn').

Stroke Order

通 tōng

夜 yè