上班 shàngbān be on duty

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Stroke order

上班 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

上班 — the Chinese character for be on duty (shàngbān), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 上班 — be on duty

上 — 3 strokes
班 — 10 strokes

Senses

to go to work
to be on duty
to start work
to go to the office

Characters in 上班

上 shàng — (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up
班 bān — team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

爸爸早上上班。Bàba zǎoshang shàngbān.Dad goes to work in the morning.
你几点上班？Nǐ jǐ diǎn shàngbān?What time do you start work?

Related words

上班 is pronounced shàngbān and means “be on duty”.

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