加
班

To work overtime in Chinese: 加班 (jiā bān)

jiā bān

to work overtime

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to work overtime

Stroke order

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加
班

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ㄐㄧㄚ

jiā

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄅㄢ

bān

ㄅ/ bㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他被迫加班。

    tā bèi pò jiā bān。

    He was forced to work overtime.

  • 今天我不加班。

    jīn tiān wǒ bù jiā bān。

    I won't work overtime today.

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Related words

班

bān

team

加

jiā

to add

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

参加

cān jiā

to participate

航班

háng bān

(scheduled) flight

增加

zēng jiā

to raise

更加

gèng jiā

more (than sth else)

下班

xià bān

to finish work

班长

bān zhǎng

class monitor

加油

jiā yóu

to add oil

班级

bān jí

class (group of students)

加工

jiā gōng

to process

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