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通宵 (tōng xiāo): All night (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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通 • tōng • to pass through; to connect; to be open • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
tōng
通
to pass through; to connect; to be open
宵 • xiāo • night
xiāo
宵
night
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More common words that include characters from 通宵.
Words with
通
交通
jiāo tōng
transport; traffic
普通
pǔ tōng
common
通知
tōng zhī
notify
通过
tōng guò
by means of; through; via
普通话
pǔ tōng huà
Standard Chinese [language]
开通
kāi tōng
to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)
沟通
gōu tōng
to communicate; link up; connect
通常
tōng cháng
general; usual; normal
Words with
宵
元宵
yuán xiāo
Lantern Festival; glutinous rice ball (sweet dumpling)
元宵节
yuán xiāo jié
Lantern Festival
夜宵
yè xiāo
midnight snack
宵禁
xiāo jìn
curfew
良宵
liáng xiāo
fine night; pleasant evening
4.
How to Use 通宵 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
with
营业
tōng
通
xiāo
宵
yíng
营
yè
业
neutral
open 24 hours
Verb + Object
tōng
通
xiāo
宵
gōng
工
zuò
作
neutral
Idiom
with
达旦
tōng
通
xiāo
宵
dá
达
dàn
旦
5.
Example Sentences with 通宵
tā
他
zuó
昨
wǎn
晚
tōng
通
xiāo
宵
méi
没
shuì
work all night
áo
熬
tōng
通
xiāo
宵
informal
Spoken
stay up all night
formal
Written
all night long
睡
。
He stayed up all night last night.
wèi
为
le
了
wán
完
chéng
成
zhè
这
fèn
份
jǐn
紧
jí
急
bào
报
gào
告
，
tā
他
jué
决
dìng
定
tōng
通
xiāo
宵
gōng
工
zuò
作
。
In order to finish this urgent report, he decided to work all night.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
yòu
又
dǎ
打
suàn
算
tōng
通
xiāo
宵
dǎ
打
yóu
游
xì
戏
，
bú
不
gù
顾
jiàn
健
kāng
康
le
了
ma
吗
？
Are you really planning to stay up all night playing games again, ignoring your health?
wèi
为
le
了
zhǔn
准
bèi
备
kǎo
考
shì
试
，
wǒ
我
tōng
通
xiāo
宵
fù
复
xí
习
gōng
功
kè
课
。
In order to prepare for the exam, I stayed up all night reviewing my lessons.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
pài
派
duì
对
hěn
很
jīng
精
cǎi
彩
，
dàn
但
wǒ
我
cóng
从
bù
不
xuǎn
选
zé
择
tōng
通
xiāo
宵
kuáng
狂
huān
欢
。
Although the party was fantastic, I never choose to revel all night.
