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俾夜作昼
俾夜作晝
bǐyèzuòzhòu
1. lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
2. work especially hard

Character Breakdown

俾
bǐ
so that, in order that; to cause
10 丶
夜
yè
night, dark; under cover of night
HSK 5 8 丶
作
zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
HSK 1 7 丶
昼
zhòu
daytime, daylight
HSK 6 9 丶

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