上下班 (shàng xià bān) — to commute to and from work; the daily routine of going to and leaving work
Definition
A set verb meaning 'to commute to and from work' — focus on the round trip, not the job itself. 上班 is just going to work; 下班 is just leaving.
verb
to commute to and from workthe daily routine of going to and leaving work
Examples
- 上下班。Wǒ měi tiān zuò dì tiě shàng xià bān.I take the subway to and from work every day.
- 上下班。shàng xià bān De shí jiān dà gài yào liǎng gè xiǎo shí.The commute takes about two hours.
- 上下班？Nǐ shàng xià bān xīn kǔ ma?Is your commute tiring?
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