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他老是开夜车。
He always sits up late at night.
He's always burning the midnight oil.
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Sentence Composition
1
他
tā
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
(bound form) other; another; some other (as in
他日
tā
rì
and
他人
tā
rén
)
=2
老是
lǎo
shi
always
=2
老是
lǎo
shì
(colloquial, often derogatory) always; forever
always; forever
3
开夜车
kāi
yè
chē
to burn the midnight oil
to work late into the night