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加班

jiābān

to work overtime

Part of speech · verb

Pattern visualization

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Examples

  1. 今天晚上我要加班。
    I have to work overtime tonight.
  2. 为了完成项目,他经常加班。
    To finish the project, he often works overtime.

Collocations

加班加点经常加班加班费不用加班

Mnemonic

加 jiā "to add" + 班 bān "shift/work period": adding to one's shift = to work overtime. Same 班 as in 上班 (to go to work).

Related

上班下班工作

Quick check

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