Chinese word

连夜

Pronunciation

Pinyinlián yè

Meaning

  • adverbthat night

Example

他连夜完成了报告。tā lián yè wán chéng le bào gào

He finished the report that night.

Illustration for 连夜 (that night)

More examples

救援队连夜搜救失踪人员。jiù yuán duì lián yè sōu jiù shī zōng rén yuán

The rescue team searched for and rescued missing people that night.

Core concept

A task is carried into the night and handled without waiting for the next day.

Common phrases

  • 连夜抢修lián yè qiǎng xiū

    make emergency repairs that night

  • 连夜搜救lián yè sōu jiù

    carry out a search and rescue that night

  • 连夜出动lián yè chū dòng

    set out that night

Similar words

当晚dàng wǎn: Showing that an event or action takes place that evening or night.
通宵tōng xiāo: Continuing an activity throughout the entire night, often until morning.
马上mǎ shàng: Doing something immediately, with no time in between.
立即lì jí: Taking action immediately and without delay, often in formal situations.

Definition in Chinese

表示在当晚就采取行动或处理事务，强调及时性，但不一定指通宵不眠。biǎo shì zài dàng wǎn jiù cái qǔ xíng dòng huò chú lǐ shì wù qiáng diào jí shí xìng dàn bù yí dìng zhǐ tōng xiāo bù mián

Word origin

连夜 (liányè, "that night") combines 连 (lián, "right through") and 夜 (yè, "night"), linking the action directly to the night in which it is handled.

Usage tips

  • Placed before an action verb, it marks the night as the time for prompt action, but it does not by itself say that the work lasts until morning.

Other meanings

  • all nightadverb

Opposites

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