整
夜

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The word 整夜 is formed by combining two characters: 整, which means "whole" or "entire", and 夜, which means "night". Their meanings are joined directly and conceptually to create a single idea, "the whole night" or "all night". This is a standard method in Chinese where individual meaning-units are placed together to form a new, composite concept.

Example Sentences Hide

他整夜都在工作。

Tā zhěngyè dōu zài gōngzuò.

He is working all night.

我整夜没睡好。

Wǒ zhěngyè méi shuì hǎo.

I didn't sleep well all night.

昨晚他整夜都在看书。

Zuó wǎn tā zhěngyè dōu zài kàn shū.

Last night, he was reading books all night.

因为担心考试，她整夜失眠。

Yīnwèi dānxīn kǎoshì, tā zhěngyè shīmián.

Because she was worried about the exam, she couldn't sleep all night.

雨整夜下个不停，导致街道积水。

Yǔ zhěngyè xià gè bù tíng, dǎozhì jiēdào jīshuǐ.

The rain kept falling all night, causing water to accumulate on the streets.

Word Definition - 整夜

zhěng yè the whole night; all through the night

Individual Character Details

整 zhěng
夜 yè, yè