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值班 zhíbān

值班 zhíbān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 值班 zhíbān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhíbān | zhi2 ban1
English translation
to work a shift
on duty

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Traditional form

值班 zhíbān

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 值班 zhíbān

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zhí

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and Zhí represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Zhí

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻直

Number of Strokes

10
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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除了 chúle 两个 rén zài 机房 jī fáng 值班 zhíbān wài 其他人 dōu zài 睡觉 shuìjiào

Apart from two men on watch in the engine-room, everyone was asleep.

值班 zhíbān Decomposition

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值班 zhíbān Compounds

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