通宵 tōng xiāo ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ tung1 siu1 HSK 7-9

  • all night
  • throughout the night

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 通 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 她 ( tā taa1 ) 通宵 ( tōng xiāo tung1 siu1 ) 读书 讀書 ( dú shū duk6 syu1 )。

    She read books all night.

  • 他 ( tā taa1 ) 通宵 ( tōng xiāo tung1 siu1 ) 备考 備考 ( bèi kǎo bei6 haau2 )。

    He spent all night cramming for the test.

  • 通宵 ( tōng xiāo tung1 siu1 ) 玩 ( wán wun6 ) 游戏 遊戲 ( yóu xì jau4 hei3 ) 很 ( hěn han2 ) 伤身 傷身 ( shāng shēn soeng1 san1 ) 体 體 ( tǐ tai2 ) 的 ( de dik1 )。

    Playing games all night is very harmful to your health.

  • 全体 全體 ( quán tǐ cyun4 tai2 ) 销售 銷售 ( xiāo shòu siu1 sau6 ) 人员 人員 ( rén yuán jan4 jyun4 ) 通宵达旦 通宵達旦 ( tōng xiāo dá dàn tung1 siu1 daat6 daan3 ) 地 ( de dei6 ) 工作 ( gōng zuò gung1 zok3 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 一周 ( yī zhōu jat1 zau1 )。

    The entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.