上
班

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The word "上班" is formed by combining the character "上", which in this context conveys the idea of "going to" or "attending", with the character "班", which means "shift" or "scheduled work period". Together, they create a compound word that literally translates to "go to shift" and conceptually means "to go to work" or "to start one's work duty", reflecting the action of beginning a scheduled period of employment.

Example Sentences Hide

我每天坐地铁上班。

wǒ měi tiān zuò dì tiě shàng bān。

I take the subway to work every day.

他今天早上九点钟上班。

tā jīn tiān zǎo shang jiǔ diǎn zhōng shàng bān。

He goes to work at nine o'clock this morning.

她生病了，所以不能上班。

tā shēng bìng le， suǒ yǐ bù néng shàng bān。

She is sick, so she cannot go to work.

如果明天不下雨，我就骑车上班。

rú guǒ míng tiān bú xià yǔ， wǒ jiù qí chē shàng bān。

If it doesn't rain tomorrow, I will ride my bike to work.

最近他一直在加班，很晚才下班回家。

zuì jìn tā yì zhí zài jiā bān， hěn wǎn cái xià bān huí jiā。

Recently, he has been working overtime and doesn't get off work and go home until very late.

Word Definition - 上班

shàng bān to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office

Individual Character Details

上 shǎng, shàng
班 bān, bān