挑燈夜戰 tiǎo dēng yè zhàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
  2. to burn the midnight oil

CHARACTERS

挑 tiǎo
HSK 5
a load carried on the shoulders; to carry
燈 dēng lantern, lamp
夜 yè
HSK 5
night, dark; in night; by night
戰 zhàn war, fighting, battle