Chinese word dictionary

替班

tì bān · to act as substitute; to fill in for sb

Practice word

Word information

Simplified替班

Traditional替班

Pinyintì bān

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

替tì

to change, to replace, to substitute for

班bān

class, squad, team, work shift

How to learn 替班

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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Words with the same characters

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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xiàbān

to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)

班bān

surname Ban; team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

班级bānjí

class (group of students); grade (in school)

航班hángbān

(scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing

加班jiābān

to work overtime