加班 (jiā bān) — to work overtime
Definition
Means to work overtime (staying past regular hours). Pairs naturally with 下班 ('get off work'): 加班 happens after 下班.
verb
to work overtime
Examples
- 加班，。Míng tiān wǒ bù jiā bān, xiǎng zǎo diǎn huí jiā.I won't work overtime tomorrow; I want to go home early.
- 。Zhè ge yuè wǒ jiā le yí gè bān.I worked one overtime shift this month.
- ，。Tā jiā le sān tiān bān, hěn lèi.He worked three days of overtime and was very tired.
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