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Lantern Festival
all night
midnight snack
Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
thief
the same night
midnight snack
night journey
night curfew
to spend the whole night
evening primrose
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It is a must to guess lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival.
Source: Tatoeba #5854684 · CC BY 2.0 FRPlaying games all night is very harmful to your health.
Source: Tatoeba #1759606 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis is where they usually eat supper.
Source: Tatoeba #463911 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week.
Source: Tatoeba #332763 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe spent all night cramming for the test.
Source: Tatoeba #1749219 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.