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昼夜 (zhòu yè) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

昼夜 (zhòu yè) is a Chinese word: day and night. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 昼夜

名 míng noun

day and night

他昼夜不停地工作。

tā zhòu yè bù tíng de gōng zuò

He works day and night without stopping.

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Word breakdown

昼 zhòu — day, daytime

夜 yè — night, nighttime

Structure & writing
1 昼 zhòu — daytime; the period from dawn to dusk (opposite of '夜')

昼 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 尺 chǐ — chi, a traditional Chinese unit of length (≈33.33 cm; 10 寸 = 1 尺, 10 尺 = 1 丈)
尺 is a component in 3 characters

Stroke order

2 夜 yè — night (from dusk to dawn), opposite of '日'/'昼'
夜 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

2.2 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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