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03-31-2011, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by chryuop View Post
I guess it is used like the English 24/7 (as in 24 hours 7 days a week), am I right? I mean can you use 四六時中 for a shop or something that someone does in excess? Example: this shop is open 24/7 or again, my son watches television 24/7.
You are right about 24/7.

We do not generally use the phrase 四六時中 to say a store is open 24 hours. It's much more often used to describe an action than a state/situation. A store being open is more a situation than an action.

We DO say someone watches TV 四六時中.


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Last edited by masaegu : 03-31-2011 at 05:25 AM.