昼夜
Old HSK 6
昼夜 (zhòuyè) · day and night
昼夜 (zhòuyè) means “day and night; round the clock”. It is written with 2 characters: 昼 (daytime) + 夜 (night). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 昼夜 is built
The characters
昼 zhòu · daytime
What 昼 is made of
- 尺chǐ — ruler
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 尸shī — body
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
夜 yè · night
What 夜 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亻rén — person
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: A person 亻 sneaking by under cover 亠 of night 夕 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
工人们昼夜不停地工作。Gōngrénmen zhòuyè bùtíng de gōngzuò.The workers work day and night without stopping.
这家药店昼夜营业。Zhèjiā yàodiàn zhòuyè yíngyè.This pharmacy is open round the clock.
Questions about 昼夜
What does 昼夜 mean?
昼夜 (zhòuyè) means “day and night; round the clock”.
How do you pronounce 昼夜?
昼夜 is pronounced zhòuyè.
Which HSK level is 昼夜?
昼夜 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 昼夜 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 241: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.