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昼 zhòu

daytime, daylight

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9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
尸
Traditional
晝
Type
Ideograph
Made of 尺旦 ⿵尺旦

Memory hint: When the sun is a foot 尺 above the horizon 旦

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  1. 他们昼夜不停地工作。
    Tāmen zhòuyè bù tíng de gōngzuò.
    They work continuously day and night.
    they day-night not stop (particle) work
  2. 北极地区夏天几乎没有昼夜之分。
    Běijí dìqū xiàtiān jīhū méiyǒu zhòuyè zhī fēn.
    In summer, the Arctic region has almost no distinction between day and night.
    Arctic region summer almost not-have day-night (particle) distinction
  3. 工人们昼夜施工，赶在期限前完工。
    Gōngrénmen zhòuyè shīgōng, gǎn zài qīxiàn qián wángōng.
    The workers construct day and night, rushing to finish before the deadline.
    workers day-night construct, rush at deadline before finish-work
  4. 医院的急诊室昼夜都有医生值班。
    Yīyuàn de jízhěnshì zhòuyè dōu yǒu yīshēng zhíbān.
    The hospital's emergency room has doctors on duty day and night.
    hospital (particle) emergency-room day-night all have doctor on-duty
  5. 这台机器能昼夜不间断地运行吗？
    Zhè tái jīqì néng zhòuyè bù jiànduàn de yùnxíng ma?
    Can this machine run continuously day and night without stopping?
    this (measure) machine can day-night not interrupt (particle) operate (question)

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