白班 (bái bān) — day shift | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

白班 (báibān) is 'day shift' — the work shift that runs during daytime, paired with 夜班 ('night shift').

noun

day shift

Measure word · 个

Easily confused

白班，。
Zhè ge yuè wǒ shàng bái bān, bú yòng áo yè.
I'm working the day shift this month, so I don't have to stay up late.
白班。
Tā shēn qǐng cóng yè bān diào dào bái bān.
He applied to transfer from the night shift to the day shift.
白班。
bái bān De gōng zī bǐ yè bān dī yì xiē.
The pay for the day shift is a bit lower than for the night shift.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

白báidaylight

白 points to daylight, and 班 names a shift.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

白 is thought to picture either an acorn or a human head.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

班 shows 珏, pieces of jade, and 刀, a knife, cutting them into pieces.