上班 – vocab dash

上班shàngbān

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Meanings

1. to go to work

2. to be on duty

3. to start work

4. to go to the office

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Examples37

Tom今天jīntiān没méi来lái上班shàngbān。

Tom didn't show up for work today.

去qù读dú大学dàxué还是háishi去qù上班shàngbān，我wǒ还hái没méi决定juédìng。

I haven't decided whether to study at university or to get a job.

你nǐ什么shénme时候shíhou上班shàngbān？

When did you go to work?

我wǒ今天jīntiān不bù想xiǎng上班shàngbān。

I don't feel like working today.

通常tōngcháng，他tā早上zǎoshang8点diǎn去qù上班shàngbān。

He usually goes to work at 8 a.m.

我wǒ每天měitiān都dōu在zài想xiǎng，要是yàoshi可以kěyǐ不用bùyòng上班shàngbān能néng有yǒu多duō好hǎo。

Every day I think: wouldn't life be great if I didn't have to work.