加班 jiā bān work overtime
How to remember 加班: 加 to add + 班 class = work overtime.
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How it is used
- To work overtime - 今天要加班 (jīntiān yào jiābān) have to work overtime today.
- 加 (add) + 班 (work shift); a verb-object compound, so 加了两个小时班.
- 班 = work shift/duty (上班 go to work, 下班 get off); 加班 is putting in extra shift time.
Example sentences
- 明天我要加班。 Míngtiān wǒ yào jiābān.I have to work overtime tomorrow.
- 今天我不加班。 Jīntiān wǒ bù jiābān.I won't work overtime today.
- 他被迫加班。 Tā bèipò jiābān.He was forced to work overtime.