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值夜
zhí yè
Pinyin
Definition
值夜
-
zhí yè
on night duty
Character Decomposition
值
亻
十
目
一
夜
亠
亻
夂
丶
Related Words
(20)
夜
yè
1
variant of 夜[yè]
值得
zhí de
1
to be worth
2
to deserve
价值
jià zhí
1
value
2
worth
3
fig. values (ethical, cultural etc)
4
CL:個|个[gè]
半夜
bàn yè
1
midnight
2
in the middle of the night
夜店
yè diàn
1
nightclub
夜间
yè jiān
1
nighttime
2
evening or night (e.g. classes)
年夜饭
nián yè fàn
1
New Year's Eve family dinner
三更半夜
sān gēng bàn yè
1
in the depth of the night
2
very late at night
今夜
jīn yè
1
tonight
2
this evening
值
zhí
1
value
2
(to be) worth
3
to happen to
4
to be on duty
值班
zhí bān
1
to work a shift
2
on duty
值钱
zhí qián
1
valuable
2
costly
3
expensive
价值观
jià zhí guān
1
system of values
充值
chōng zhí
1
to recharge (money onto a card)
充值卡
chōng zhí kǎ
1
rechargeable card
2
to recharge a card
午夜
wǔ yè
1
midnight
夜半
yè bàn
1
midnight
夜场
yè chǎng
1
evening show (at theater etc)
夜夜
yè yè
1
every night
夜宵
yè xiāo
1
midnight snack
Idioms
(20)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
俾夜作昼
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
1
lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
2
work especially hard
俾昼作夜
bǐ zhòu zuò yè
1
to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
夙夜匪懈
sù yè fěi xiè
1
to work from morning to night (idiom)
夙兴夜寐
sù xīng yè mèi
1
to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard
2
to study diligently
3
to burn the candle at both ends
夜不归宿
yè bù guī sù
1
to stay out all night (idiom)
夜不闭户
yè bù bì hù
1
lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
夜以继日
yè yǐ jì rì
1
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
夜深人静
yè shēn rén jìng
1
in the dead of night (idiom)
夜行昼伏
yè xíng zhòu fú
1
to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
夜郎自大
Yè láng zì dà
1
lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
2
fig. foolish conceit
夜阑人静
yè lán rén jìng
1
the still of the night (idiom)
2
late at night
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
1
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
1
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
巴山夜雨
Bā shān yè yǔ
1
rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
2
Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural Revolution
挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
1
to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
2
to burn the midnight oil
昼短夜长
zhòu duǎn yè cháng
1
the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)
深更半夜
shēn gēng bàn yè
1
in the dead of night (idiom)
漫漫长夜
màn màn cháng yè
1
endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
Sample Sentences
我今天值夜班,明天又是早班,累死了,拜托让我睡一下。
wǒ jīntiān zhíyèbān ,míngtiān yòu shì zǎobān ,lèi sǐ le ,bàituō ràng wǒ shuì yíxià 。
I'm on the night shift tonight and then the early shift tomorrow, I'm completely tired out too, please let me sleep for a while.
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