加
班

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The word 加班 is formed by combining the character 加, meaning "to add", with the character 班, meaning "shift" or "work period", to directly create a term meaning "to add a shift", which refers to working overtime.

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我今天需要加班。

Wǒ jīntiān xūyào jiābān.

I need to work overtime today.

加班让我很累。

Jiābān ràng wǒ hěn lèi.

Working overtime makes me very tired.

我昨晚加班到十点。

Wǒ zuó wǎn jiābān dào shí diǎn.

I worked overtime until ten o'clock last night.

如果工作多，我们就加班。

Rúguǒ gōngzuò duō, wǒmen jiù jiābān.

If there is a lot of work, we work overtime.

为了按时完成项目，团队决定加班。

Wèile ànshí wánchéng xiàngmù, tuánduì juédìng jiābān.

In order to complete the project on time, the team decided to work overtime.

Word Definition - 加班

jiā bān to work overtime

Individual Character Details

加 jiā, jiā
班 bān, bān