一天到晚 yī tiān dào wǎn
all day long; from morning till night
Literally: one day until night
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Origin
Descriptive; no single source story.
How to use it
Adverbial; neutral, often mildly complaining. Often 一天到晚玩手机/忙.
Example sentences
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- 他一天到晚玩手机，眼睛都不好了。Tā yī tiān dào wǎn wán shǒujī, yǎnjing dōu bù hǎo le.He plays on his phone all day long, and his eyes have gotten bad.he one day until night play phone, eyes even not good (particle)
- 妈妈一天到晚都很忙，很少有时间休息。Māma yī tiān dào wǎn dōu hěn máng, hěn shǎo yǒu shíjiān xiūxi.Mum is busy from morning till night and rarely has time to rest.mother one day until night all very busy, very seldom have time rest
More chengyu about time & change
- 不知不觉bù zhī bù juéunconsciously; before one knows it
- 三天两头sān tiān liǎng tóuevery few days; constantly
- 一年四季yī nián sì jìall year round; throughout the year
- 从早到晚cóng zǎo dào wǎnfrom morning till night; the whole day
- 日新月异rì xīn yuè yìchanging with each passing day; rapid progress
- 争分夺秒zhēng fēn duó miǎoto race against time; make every second count
- 一朝一夕yī zhāo yī xīin a single day; overnight (usually in the negative)
- 千变万化qiān biàn wàn huàever-changing; endless variations