上
班

To go to work in Chinese: 上班 (shàng bān)

shàng bān

to go to work

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to go to work
  2. 2to be on duty
  3. 3to start work
  4. 4to go to the office

Stroke order

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上
班

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄢ

bān

ㄅ/ bㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 今晚谁上班？

    jīn wǎn shuí shàng bān？

    Who's working tonight?

  • 你几点上班？

    nǐ jǐ diǎn shàng bān？

    What time are you going to work?

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

班

bān

team

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

航班

háng bān

(scheduled) flight

加班

jiā bān

to work overtime

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

车上

chē shàng

Car

地上

dì shang

on the ground

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