yè yǐ jì rì

Traditional: 夜以繼日

HSK 7–9

夜以继日 (yè yǐ jì rì) is a Chinese word meaning “night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort”.

Meanings

  1. 1night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort

Characters in 夜以继日

夜yè · night以yǐ · to use继jì · to continue日rì · (bound form) sun

Related words

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