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加班 jiābān

加班 jiābān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 加班 jiābān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiābān | jia1 ban1
English translation
to work overtime

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Traditional form

加班 jiābān

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 加班 jiābān

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Jiā

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts making noises with the mouth ( kǒu ) while exerting strength (). Based on the original meaning "exert strength". The meaning later shifted to "raise; increase; add"

Positional decomposition

力口

Number of Strokes

5
Bān

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a knife ( dāo ) cutting a gem into two halves ( jué ), based on the original meaning "to divide". The meaning later shifted to "division", "group", and "team".

Positional decomposition

王刂王

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 加班 jiābān

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每月 měi yuè zhēng 得不 shǎo 加班费.

He pulls in a lot of overtime pay each month.

为了 wèile duō zhuàn 点儿 diǎn r 工资 gōngzī 他们 tā men 加班加点 de 工作 gōngzuò

They work long hours in order to take home a fat wage packet.

加班 jiābān Decomposition

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加班 jiābān Compounds

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