Definition
顶班 is a verb-object (离合词) compound meaning to work a full shift or to cover for someone's shift. It can separate: after 顶 you can insert duration, measure words, or objects (顶了一个班, 顶过班). The two main uses are working a standard shift and substituting for a colleague.
v.o.
to work a regular shiftto work full timeto cover for someoneto substitute for a colleague
Examples
- 顶班，。Zhège yuè wǒ měitiān dǐng bān, hěn lèi.I've been working full shifts every day this month; it's very tiring.
- ，。Lǎo Wáng shēngbìng le, wǒ bāng tā dǐng le yí ge bān.Lao Wang is sick, so I covered a shift for him.
- 顶班？Nǐ míngtiān néng lái dǐng bān ma?Can you come to cover a shift tomorrow?
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