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俾夜作昼

bǐyèzuòzhòu

Traditional: 俾夜作晝

lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil / work especially hard

Character Breakdown

俾
bǐ
so that, in order that; to cause
夜
yè
night, dark; under cover of night
HSK 5
作
zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
HSK 1
昼
zhòu
daytime, daylight
HSK 6

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