日以继夜

日以繼夜

rìyǐ-jìyè

idiom #31,572

Meanings

HSK 6

他日以继夜地赶稿，终于按时完成。

Tā rìyǐ-jìyè de gǎn gǎo, zhōngyú ànshí wánchéng.

He worked on the manuscript day and night, finishing it on time.

HSK 7-9

工厂日以继夜地运转。

Gōngchǎng rìyǐ-jìyè de yùnzhuǎn.

The factory operates around the clock.

history

Reverse form of 夜以继日, which appears in 《孟子·离娄下》: 仰而思之，夜以继日. Both are used today; 日以继夜 puts daytime work first, 夜以继日 extends into the night.

日 rì

以 yǐ

继 jì

夜 yè