shàng bān
start work
我早上八点上班。
wǒ zǎoshang bā diǎn shàngbān.
I go to work at eight in the morning.
他每天九点上班。
tā měitiān jiǔ diǎn shàngbān.
He goes to work at nine every day.
我们公司十点上班。
wǒmen gōngsī shí diǎn shàngbān.
Our company starts work at ten.
工作 (gōngzuò)
work
上班 (shàngbān)
go to work
打卡 (dǎkǎ)
clock in
下班 (xià bān)
get off work
休息 (xiū xī)
rest
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The Chinese word 上班 (shàngbān) is composed of two characters: 上 (shàng), meaning "up" or "ascend", and 班 (bān), meaning "shift" or "class". Together, they literally mean "going up to work" or "starting work". The term is used to refer to the act of going to work or starting one's work day. It is commonly used in both formal and informal settings and is understood by speakers of Mandarin Chinese across different regions.
