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整夜

zhěng yè · zheng ye

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Meaning

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  1. the whole night
  2. all through the night
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A noisy night

  1. Dengdeng

    昨晚(zuówǎn)我(wǒ)整夜(zhěngyè)没(méi)睡好(shuìhǎo)。

    Last night I did not sleep well all night.

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？你(nǐ)整夜(zhěngyè)都(dōu)在(zài)想(xiǎng)事情(shìqing)吗(ma)？

    Why? Were you thinking about things all night?

  3. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，楼上(lóushàng)整夜(zhěngyè)在(zài)看(kàn)球赛(qiúsài)，一直(yīzhí)在(zài)喊(hǎn)。

    No. Upstairs watched a match all night and kept shouting.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)去(qù)跟(gēn)他们(tāmen)说一下(shuōyīxià)。

    You can go and have a word with them.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)了(le)，结果(jiéguǒ)他们(tāmen)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)进去(jìnqù)，我们(wǒmen)整夜(zhěngyè)一起(yīqǐ)看(kàn)球赛(qiúsài)。

    I went, and they invited me in. We watched the match together all night.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)整(zhěng)夜(yè)看(kān)护(hù)了(le)她(tā)生(shēng)病(bìng)的(de)孩(hái)子(zi)。

She took care of her sick child all night.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)整(zhěng)夜(yè)都(dōu)能(néng)听(tīng)到(dào)狗(gǒu)叫(jiào)。

I could hear dogs barking all night.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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