上班
shàngbānTraditional: 上班
#1235 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to go to work, to be at work
Word origin
A compound of 上 (shàng, to go up or onto) and 班 (bān, a work shift or class). To go onto one's shift is to go to work.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 上 (shàng, to go onto) + 班 (bān, work shift)
Stroke order
上
班
Examples
八。
I go to work at eight every day.
铁。
She takes the underground to work.
。
I do not have to work today.
。
He is never late for work.
堵。
The traffic on the way to work was heavy.
上班 (shàng bān) means to go to work or to be at work. Its opposite is 下班, to finish work.
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