日夜兼程
rì yè jiān chéng
to travel day and night; to press on without a break
Character by character
日rì
day
day
夜yè
night
night
兼jiān
double
double
程chéng
journey
journey
Example
接到通知后，医疗队日夜兼程，第二天清早就赶到了灾区。
Once they got word, the medical team travelled day and night and reached the disaster zone early the next morning.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
兼程 is to cover two days’ journey in one. Said of troops, rescue teams and anyone racing to get somewhere, and sometimes of a project pushed ahead without rest. 星夜兼程 is the same idea.
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