The Chinese word 上班 is a verb that means “to go to work” or “to start work”. It is commonly used in everyday conversations to refer to the act of beginning one’s workday, such as “我每天早上七点上班”, which means “I start work at 7am every day”. It can also be used in the context of asking someone if they have started work yet, such as “你今天几点上班?”, which means “What time do you start work today?”
Translation
Verb: to go to work, to start work
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 我每天七点钟上班 | wǒ měitiān qī diǎn zhōng shàngbān | I go to work at 7 o’clock every day |
| 昨天我因为感冒没能上班 | zuótiān wǒ yīnwèi gǎnmào méi néng shàngbān | I couldn’t go to work yesterday because of a cold |
| 我的工作需要每天早上八点上班 | wǒ de gōngzuò xūyào měitiān zǎoshang bā diǎn shàngbān | My job requires me to start work at 8 am every day |
| 我们公司规定必须准时上班 | wǒmen gōngsī guīdìng bìxū zhǔnshí shàngbān | Our company requires us to be on time for work |
| 现在是周末，我不用上班 | xiànzài shì zhōumò, wǒ bùyòng shàngbān | It’s the weekend now, so I don’t have to go to work |
| 我们公司的工作时间是每天九个小时，包括上班和休息时间 | wǒmen gōngsī de gōngzuò shíjiān shì měitiān jiǔ gè xiǎoshí, bāokuò shàngbān hé xiūxí shíjiān | Our company’s working hours are nine hours a day, including work and break time |
HSK
上班 is part of HSK Level 2 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 1.
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