Word information
Simplified加班
Traditional加班
Pinyinjiābān
Part of speech动
HSK 3.04
HSK 2.04
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 加班
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
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上班shàngbān
to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
下班xiàbānto finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)
班bānsurname Ban; team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles
班级bānjíclass (group of students); grade (in school)
参加cānjiāto participate; to take part; to join
加jiāCanada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]); surname Jia; to add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment; (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bu4], 大[da4], 稍[shao1] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shao1 jia1 gai3 liang2] "make some minor improvements to (it)")