HSK · Level 7
134 words
Chinese word
从早到晚
Pronunciation
Pinyincóng zǎo dào wǎn
Meaning
- adverbfrom morning to night
Example
工人们从早到晚在工地上工作。gōng rén men cóng zǎo dào wǎn zài gōng dì shàng gōng zuò
The workers work at the construction site from morning to night.
More examples
新妈妈从早到晚照顾孩子，很少有自己的休息时间。xīn mā mā cóng zǎo dào wǎn zhào gù hái zi hén shǎo yǒu zì jǐ de xiū xī shí jiān
The new mother looks after her child from morning to night and has little time to rest.
Core concept
A time line that begins in the morning and reaches all the way to night, framing an activity across the day.
Common phrases
从早到晚照顾孩子cóng zǎo dào wǎn zhào gù hái zi
look after children from morning to night
从早到晚奔波cóng zǎo dào wǎn bēn bō
run around from morning to night
Similar words
一天到晚yì tiān dào wǎn: Going on from morning to evening for the whole day, with short breaks possible.
整天zhěng tiān: Occupying nearly the entire day, while allowing brief pauses.
日夜rì yè: Covering both day and night during a long period of ongoing activity.
Definition in Chinese
表示从早晨到夜晚的一段时间内持续发生或进行某事，常用作副词，意为一整天或终日。biǎo shì cóng zǎo chén dào yè wǎn de yí duàn shí jiān nèi chí xù fā shēng huò jìn xíng mǒu shì cháng yòng zuò fù cí yì wèi yì zhěng tiān huò zhōng rì
Word origin
The phrase 从 (cóng, "from") + 早 (zǎo, "morning") + 到 (dào, "to") + 晚 (wǎn, "night") combines two endpoints to express a full day's span.
Usage tips
- English speakers may hear the expression as nonstop, but Chinese can use it when an activity fills the day overall and includes ordinary short breaks.