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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 通宵达旦

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
通宵达旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn - overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
- day and night

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 40,886 46,874 45,944

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tōng- to go through
- to know well
- (suffix) expert
- to connect
- to communicate
- open
- to clear
- classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
tòng- classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
xiāo- night
- surname Da
- to attain
- to reach
- to amount to
- to communicate
- eminent
dàn- (literary) dawn; daybreak
- dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)

Other Words Containing 通宵达旦

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
通宵达旦 - - 40,886 46,874 45,944