进行 進行 jìn xíng (of a process etc) to proceed / to be in progress / to be underway / (of people) to carry out / to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) / (of an army etc) to be on the march / to advance syn 步 bù a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation syn 游行 遊行 yóu xíng to march / to parade / to demonstrate / procession / march / demonstration / to travel around / to roam 跑步 pǎo bù to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double syn 夜里 夜裡 yè li during the night / at night / nighttime syn 整夜 zhěng yè the whole night / all through the night syn 开动 開動 kāi dòng to start / to set in motion / to move / to march / to dig in (eating) / to tuck in (eating) syn 通宵 tōng xiāo all night / throughout the night syn 步伐 bù fá pace / (measured) step / march syn 进军 進軍 jìn jūn to march / to advance syn 三月 sān yuè March / third month (of the lunar year) syn 三八 sān bā International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March / foolish / stupid 傍晚 bàng wǎn in the evening / when night falls / towards evening / at night fall / at dusk syn 远足 遠足 yuǎn zú excursion / hike / march syn 夜色 yè sè night scene / the dim light of night syn 行军 行軍 xíng jūn (of troops) to march 守夜 shǒu yè to be on all-night duty / to be on night watch / to keep a vigil syn 远征 遠征 yuǎn zhēng an expedition, esp. military / march to remote regions syn 迈向 邁向 mài xiàng to stride toward (success) / to march toward / to take a step toward 连夜 連夜 lián yè that very night / through the night / for several nights in a row syn 进行曲 進行曲 jìn xíng qǔ march (musical) 半夜三更 bàn yè sān gēng in the depth of night / late at night syn 三月份 sān yuè fèn March 游街 遊街 yóu jiē to parade sb through the streets / to march or parade in the streets syn 退避三舍 退避三捨 tuì bì sān shè lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom) / fig. to give way in the face of superior strength / a strategic withdrawal syn 通宵达旦 通宵達旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn overnight until daybreak (idiom) / all night long / day and night syn 春分 chūn fēn Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th April 当夜 當夜 dàng yè that very night / the same night syn 急行军 急行軍 jí xíng jūn rapid advance / forced march syn 星夜 xīng yè starlit night / by night / under the night sky / through the night syn 夜阑人静 夜闌人靜 yè lán rén jìng the still of the night (idiom) / late at night syn 妇女节 婦女節 fù nǚ jié International Women's Day (March 8) syn 夜行 yè xíng night walk / night departure / nocturnal 夜游 夜遊 yè yóu to go to some place at night / to take a night trip to (a place) / to sleepwalk 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè in the depth of the night / very late at night syn 三八节 三八節 sān bā jié International Women's Day (March 8) syn 长驱直入 長驅直入 cháng qū zhí rù to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom) / (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth / to flood in 惊蛰 驚蟄 jīng zhé Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March 植树节 植樹節 zhí shù jié Arbor Day (March 12th), also known as National Tree Planting Day 全民義務植樹日|全民义务植树日[Quan2 min2 Yi4 wu4 Zhi2 shu4 ri4] 田汉 田漢 tián hàn Tian Han (1898-1968), author of the words of the PRC national anthem March of the Volunteer Army 義勇軍進行曲|义勇军进行曲 瞿秋白 qū qiū bái Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), politician, Soviet expert of the Chinese communists at time of Soviet influence, publisher and Russian translator, captured and executed by Guomindang at the time of the Long March 寅 yín 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger / ancient Chinese compass point: 60° syn 爱耳日 愛耳日 ài ěr rì Ear Care Day (March 3) 更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) syn 晚上 wǎn shang evening / night / CL:個|个[ge4] / in the evening syn 昨晚 zuó wǎn yesterday evening / last night syn 晚安 wǎn ān Good night! / Good evening! 夜晚 yè wǎn night / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 关门 關門 guān mén to close a door / to lock a door / (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently) syn 半夜 bàn yè midnight / in the middle of the night syn 过夜 過夜 guò yè to spend the night / overnight syn 睡衣 shuì yī night clothes / pajamas syn 深夜 shēn yè very late at night syn 黑夜 hēi yè night 夜间 夜間 yè jiān nighttime / evening or night (e.g. classes) syn 晚间 晚間 wǎn jiān evening / night syn 夜班 yè bān night shift syn 留住 liú zhù to ask sb to stay / to keep sb for the night / to await (classical) syn 粪便 糞便 fèn biàn excrement / feces / night soil syn 宵禁 xiāo jìn night curfew 熬夜 áo yè to stay up late or all night 前夜 qián yè the eve / the night before syn 日夜 rì yè day and night / around the clock syn 彻夜 徹夜 chè yè the whole night syn 昨夜 zuó yè last night syn 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 夜幕 yè mù curtain of night / gathering darkness syn 夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì night and day (idiom) / continuous strenuous effort syn 夜空 yè kōng night sky 露宿 lù sù to sleep outdoors / to spend the night in the open syn 夜校 yè xiào evening school / night school 深邃 shēn suì deep (valley or night) / abstruse / hidden in depth syn 月夜 yuè yè moonlit night 夜生活 yè shēng huó night life 昼夜 晝夜 zhòu yè day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop syn 夜猫子 夜貓子 yè māo zi owl / (fig.) night owl syn 天壤之别 天壤之別 tiān rǎng zhī bié lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / a world of difference / a far cry (from) syn 朝思暮想 zhāo sī mù xiǎng to yearn for sth day and night (idiom) syn 大粪 大糞 dà fèn human excrement / night soil (human manure traditionally used as agricultural fertilizer) syn 开夜车 開夜車 kāi yè chē to burn the midnight oil / to work late into the night syn 歇息 xiē xi to have a rest / to stay for the night / to go to bed / to sleep syn 昙花一现 曇花一現 tán huā yī xiàn lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived syn 夜市 yè shì night market 夜深人静 夜深人靜 yè shēn rén jìng in the dead of night (idiom) syn 投宿 tóu sù to lodge / to stay (for the night) syn 盗汗 盜汗 dào hàn night sweats syn 皮包公司 pí bāo gōng sī lit. briefcase company / dummy corporation / shell company / fly-by-night company 安歇 ān xiē to go to bed / to retire for the night syn 中班 zhōng bān middle shift / swing shift / early night shift / middle class in kindergarten (4-5 year olds) 夜袭 夜襲 yè xí night attack 朝夕 zhāo xī morning and night / all the time syn 消夜 xiāo yè nighttime snack / late-night supper syn 昙花 曇花 tán huā Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) syn 夜来香 夜來香 yè lái xiāng tuberose (Agave amica) / night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) (aka 夜香木[ye4xiang1mu4]) 打更 dǎ gēng to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times) 更深 gēng shēn deep at night 夜夜 yè yè every night 元宵 yuán xiāo Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4] / sticky rice dumplings syn 三更 sān gēng third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old) / midnight / also pr. 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