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通宵

all night

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

tong1xiao1 • tōngxiāo

Meaning

Primary

all night

Alternatives

whole night, throughout the night

Mnemonic

通宵 All night describes something or someone that is operating the entire 宵 night, allowing you 通 to communicate with them at any time during the 宵 night.

Usage

我们 通宵 玩 游戏， 一直 到 天亮。

We played games all night until dawn.

为了 准备 考试， 他 通宵 看书。

He stayed up all night studying for the exam.

医生 通宵 值班， 非常 辛苦。

The doctor was on duty all night, which was very exhausting.

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