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Hanzi

班 / 班

Traditional
班
Simplified
班

team; class; grade/(military) squad/work shift/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

bān

Bopomofo

ㄅㄢ

Jyutping

baan1

Example sentences

上班 shàngbān
他每天早上八點準時上班。
他每天早上八点准时上班。

He goes to work on time every morning at 8 o'clock.

班 bān
他每天坐第一班地鐵去上班。
他每天坐第一班地铁去上班。

He takes the first subway every day to go to work.

第一 dìyī
他是班上第一名。

He is the first in the class.

下班 xiàbān
你幾點下班？
你几点下班？

What time do you get off work?

暢通 / 畅通 chàngtōng
下班時間的交通依然非常暢通。
下班时间的交通依然非常畅通。

The traffic during rush hour is still very smooth.

值班 zhíbān
今天輪到我值班。
今天轮到我值班。

Today it's my turn to be on duty.

應變 / 应变 yìngbiàn
面對突發狀況，值班人員必須冷靜應變。
面对突发状况，值班人员必须冷静应变。

When an unexpected situation arises, on-duty staff must stay calm and respond quickly.

加班 jiābān
因為工作沒做完，所以他今天晚上要加班。
因为工作没做完，所以他今天晚上要加班。

Because the work wasn't finished, he has to work overtime tonight.

忙碌 mánglù
他的工作非常忙碌，經常加班到深夜。
他的工作非常忙碌，经常加班到深夜。

His work is very busy, and he often works overtime late into the night.

夜班 yèbān
我爸爸下個星期要上夜班。
我爸爸下个星期要上夜班。

My dad has to work the night shift next week.

Example Vocabulary

上班

shang4'ban1

to go to work; to be on duty

班

ban1

class; shift; scheduled bus/flight

上班族

shang4'ban1'zu2

下班

xia4'ban1

to get off work

值班

zhíbān

to be on duty; to work a shift

加班

jia1'ban1

to work overtime

夜班

ye4'ban1

night shift

三班倒

上下班

交接班

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