轮班 (lún bān) — to work in shifts; to take turns on duty
Definition
Means rotating through scheduled work shifts, not just any turn-taking. Often appears in 轮班制 ('shift system') and reduplicates the duty, not the worker.
verb
to work in shiftsto take turns on duty
Examples
- 轮班，。Wǒ men lún bān shàng bān, měi bā xiǎo shí huàn yí cì.We work in shifts, switching every eight hours.
- 。Zhè ge xīng qī wǒ yǐ jīng lún le sān cì bān le.I've already taken three shifts this week.
- 轮班。Yī yuàn lǐ de hù shi dōu shì lún bān zhì de.The nurses in the hospital are all on a shift system.
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