- 昼夜 zhòuyè day and nightday and night; round the clock; a period of 24 hours
- 白昼 báizhòu daytimedaytime; the hours of daylight
- 不分昼夜 bùfēnzhòuyè day and nightregardless of whether it is day or night; continuously; round-the-clock
- 昼伏夜出 zhòufúyèchū nocturnalTo hide away during the day and come out at night; used to describe the activity patterns of animals or certain people.
- 极昼 jízhòu polar dayThe phenomenon occurring within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles where the sun stays above the horizon for a full 24 hours, also known in Taiwan as [[永昼|永晝|yong3 zhou4]]
- 不舍昼夜 bùshězhòuyè day and night(literary) day and night without stopping; continuing unceasingly; to work or move tirelessly regardless of the time
- 昼伏夜行 zhòufúyèxíng to hide by day and move by nightTo hide or sleep during the day and come out or travel at night; often used to describe avoiding being seen or caught.
- 昼寝 zhòuqǐn to napto take a nap; to sleep during the day
- 月明如昼 yuèmíngrúzhòu bright as daythe moon shines as bright as daylight
- 夜行昼伏 yèxíngzhòufú to travel by night and lie low by day(idiom) to travel or march under cover of night and remain hidden during the daylight hours
- 俾昼作夜 bǐzhòuzuòyè to turn day into nightto turn day into night; to sleep or carouse throughout the day and stay up at night regardless of the hour
- 上昼 shàngzhòu morningthe period of time from sunrise until noon
- 俾夜作昼 bǐyèzuòzhòu to make night as dayto burn the midnight oil; to work or play especially hard through the night
- 卜夜卜昼 bǔyèbǔzhòu day and nightto continue an activity day and night; to indulge in pleasure or work without ceasing; a variant form of the phrase meaning day and night
- 卜昼卜夜 bǔzhòubǔyè day and night(idiom) day and night without stop; to carry on without restraint, typically referring to endless partying or toiling away
- 宰予昼寝 zǎiyǔzhòuqǐn sleep during the dayZai Yu sleeps during the day; an idiom referring to a story from the Analects of Confucius where he scolds his student for sleeping during lectures, used to describe a person who is lazy and beyond hope
- 昼伏夜游 zhòufúyèyóu to hide by day and come out at nightTo stay hidden during the day and come out to move or act at night; describes animal habits or the behavior of thieves and fugitives
- 昼分 zhòufēn high noon(literary) high noon; the middle of the day
- 昼夜平分点 zhòuyèpíngfēndiǎn equinoxthe time or date at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length
- 昼夜节律 zhòuyèjiélǜ circadian rhythmcircadian rhythm; the internal 24-hour cycle of biological processes in living things
- 昼日 zhòurì daytimethe time between sunrise and sunset; daytime; day
- 昼盲 zhòumáng day blindnessa condition in which a person can see clearly in dim light but is partially or totally blind in bright light; also called hemeralopia
- 昼短夜长 zhòuduǎnyècháng days are short and nights are long(idiom) the days are short and the nights are long, referring to the shorter periods of daylight during winter
- 昼行性 zhòuxíngxìng diurnalactive during the day rather than at night; diurnality
- 永昼 yǒngzhòu long day(literary) a long summer day; long-lasting daylight
- 炎夏永昼 yánxiàyǒngzhòu long hot summer daysthe long, hot, and seemingly endless days of midsummer
- 炫昼缟夜 xuànzhòugǎoyè dazzling day and night(literary) describes something that is bright and eye-catching both in the daytime and at night; originally refers to peach blossoms being radiant in the day while plum blossoms appear bright white at night
- 衣绣昼行 yīxiùzhòuxíng to return home in gloryliterally "to walk in embroidered clothes during the day"; describes someone returning to their hometown after becoming successful or attaining a high official position, especially to show off their wealth and status
- 衣锦昼游 yìjǐnzhòuyóu return home in gloryto parade in one's hometown wearing fine silk clothes during the daytime; to return home after achieving great success or high status
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