加班 meaning and pronunciation

加班
Simplified/traditional word

加班 English definition

jiā bān

  • to work overtime

HSK level


Characters

  • (jiā): to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth);
  • (bān): team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups;

Sentences examples with 加班

  • 这个星期,我们几乎每天都加班。
    Zhège xīngqí, wǒmen jīhū měitiān dū jiābān.
  • 任务还没完成,所以周末我们不得不加班。
    Rènwù hái méi wánchéng, suǒyǐ zhōumò wǒmen bùdé bù jiābān.