跟班 (gēn bān) — (v.o.) to join a regular shift or class (as an apprentice or assistant)

Definition

跟班 (gēn bān) is a verb-object phrase meaning to tag along on someone else's shift or class as an apprentice or assistant — usually said of a learner shadowing a master, not of a regular worker.

verb
(v.o.) to join a regular shift or class (as an apprentice or assistant)

Examples

  • 跟班
    Tā míng tiān yào qù gōng chǎng gēn bān.
    He is going to join the shift at the factory tomorrow.
  • Tā gēn zhe lǎo shī fu gēn guò liǎng cì bān.
    He has joined the shift twice as an apprentice with the master.
  • 跟班
    Zì cóng tā gēn bān yǐ hòu, xué dào le hěn duō dōng xī.
    Since he started joining the shift, he has learned a lot.

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