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上班 (shàng bān): Start work (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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上 • shàng • up; above; on; previous • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shàng上

up; above; on; previous

班 • bān • class • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
bān班

class

Word Info

Pinyinshàng bān
Meaningstart work
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 2 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 上班.

  • 时间shí jiāntime
  • 去年qù niánlast year
  • 旁边páng biānnext to
  • 机场jī chǎngairport
  • 打篮球dǎ lán qiúplay basketball
  • 事情shì qingmatter; affair; thing
  • 宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse
  • 便宜pián yicheap
  • 生日shēng rìbirthday
  • 为什么wèi shén mewhy?
  • 服务员fú wù yuánwaiter/waitress; attendant
  • 大家dà jiāeverybody
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 上班.

Words with 上
  • 上午shàng wǔmorning
  • 上学shàng xuéto go to school
  • 上课shàng kèto go to class
  • 上去
shàng qu
to go up
  • 上来shàng laito come up
  • 上面shàng miànon top of
  • 早上zǎo shangearly morning
  • 晚上wǎn shangevening
    • Words with 班
    • 下班xià bānto finish work
    • 班级bān jíclass (group of students)
    • 加班jiā bānover work
    • 航班háng bānflight
    • 值班zhí bānbe on duty
    • 夜班yè bānNight shift / graveyard shift
    • 接班jiē bānTake over (duty) / Succeed to the post
    • 接班人jiē bān rénSuccessor / Heir
    4.

    How to Use 上班 in Sentences

    Verb + Nounwith时间
    shàng上
    bān班
    shí时
    jiān间
    neutral
    working hours
    Verb + Verb
    qù去
    shàng上
    bān班
    neutral
    go to work
    Adverb + Verbwith准时
    zhǔn准
    shí时
    shàng上
    bān班
    5.

    Example Sentences with 上班

    wǒ我
    měi每
    tiān天
    zǎo早
    shang上
    bā八
    diǎn
    bù不
    xiǎng想
    shàng上
    bān班
    informalSpoken
    don't want to go to work
    neutral
    go to work on time
    点
    shàng上
    bān班
    。
    I start work at eight o'clock every morning.
    wǒ我
    měi每
    tiān天
    bā八
    diǎn点
    shàng上
    bān班
    。
    I go to work at eight o'clock every day.
    tā他
    jīn今
    tiān天
    zuò坐
    dì地
    tiě铁
    qù去
    shàng上
    bān班
    。
    He takes the subway to go to work today.
    nǐ你
    míng明
    tiān天
    jǐ几
    diǎn点
    shàng上
    bān班
    ？
    What time do you start work tomorrow?
    wǒ我
    bà爸
    ba爸
    zhōu周
    mò末
    bú不
    shàng上
    bān班
    。
    My father does not work on weekends.