值班

值班 zhíbān

Be on duty

值班 in a sentence HSK 6 zhiban

What 值班 means

  1. Be on duty

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值班 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

值
zhí
Value (worth - just happened to be - on duty)
班
bān
Class (group - team - shift - duty)

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How to write 值班

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值班 in a sentence

今晚是他值班。
Jīnwǎn shì tā zhí bān.
He is on duty tonight.
值班的时候不能离岗。
Zhí bān de shíhou bù néng lí gǎng.
One may not leave one's post while on duty.

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Questions about 值班

What does 值班 mean in English?

值班 is pronounced zhíbān and means Be on duty.

How do you pronounce 值班?

值班 is zhíbān in pinyin — written zhiban without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 值班?

值班 is written with 2 characters: 值 (zhí) Value (worth - just happened to be - on duty), 班 (bān) Class (group - team - shift - duty). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 值班 an HSK word?

Yes — 值班 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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