上班(shàng bān)

HSK 12 characters

to go to work

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 上班 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 上班迟到了。

    nǐ shàng bān chí dào le

    You were late for work.

  • 您几点钟上班

    nín jǐ diǎn zhōng shàng bān

    What time do you go to work?

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