上班 meaning and pronunciation

上班
Simplified/traditional word

上班 English definition

shàng bān
  • to go to work
  • to be on duty
  • to start work
  • to go to the office

HSK level

Characters

  • 上 (shàng): upon; on top; above; upper; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university);
  • 班 (bān): team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups;

Sentences examples with 上班

  • 坐公共汽车去上班。
    Zuò gōnggòng qìchē qù shàngbān.
  • 我在一个公司上班。
    Wǒ zài yīgè gōngsī shàngbān.
  • 我可能不能去上班了。
    Wǒ kěnéng bùnéng qù shàngbānle.
  • 你可以开我的车去上班。
    Nǐ kěyǐ kāi wǒ de jū qù shàngbān.
  • 我妻子上班去了。
    Wǒ qīzi shàngbān qùle.