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通宵

tōng xiāo · tong xiao

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. all night
  2. throughout the night
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Watching the game all night

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)眼睛(yǎnjing)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)红(hóng)？

    Dengdeng, why are your eyes so red?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)昨晚(zuówǎn)通宵(tōngxiāo)看球(kànqiú)了(le)。

    I watched the match all night last night.

  3. Liangliang

    通宵(tōngxiāo)？你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)不是(bùshì)要(yào)上班(shàngbān)吗(ma)？

    All night? Don't you have to work today?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Yes, so now I only want to sleep.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)通宵(tōngxiāo)以后(yǐhòu)，也(yě)这么(zhème)说(shuō)。

    After you stayed up all night last time, you said the same thing.

  6. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)是(shì)真的(zhēnde)，我(wǒ)下次(xiàcì)不(bù)通宵(tōngxiāo)了(le)。

    This time it's real. I won't stay up all night next time.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

通(tōng)宵(xiāo)玩(wán)游(yóu)戏(xì)很(hěn)伤(shāng)身(shēn)体(tǐ)的(de)。

Playing games all night is very harmful to your health.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

为(wèi)了(le)完(wán)成(chéng)报(bào)告(gào)，他(tā)通(tōng)宵(xiāo)没(méi)睡(shuì)。

In order to finish the report, he stayed up all night without sleeping.

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