顶班 (dǐng bān) — to work a regular shift; to work full time; to cover for someone; to substitute for a colleague
Definition
A workplace term meaning to take or cover a shift, either as your regular job or as a substitute for someone else.
verb
to work a regular shiftto work full timeto cover for someoneto substitute for a colleague
Examples
- 顶班，。Zhè ge yuè wǒ měi tiān dǐng bān, hěn lèi.I've been working full shifts every day this month; it's very tiring.
- ，。Lǎo wáng shēng bìng le, wǒ bāng tā dǐng le yí gè bān.Lao Wang is sick, so I covered a shift for him.
- 顶班？Nǐ míng tiān néng lái dǐng bān ma?Can you come to cover a shift tomorrow?
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