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“day shift” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyinbái bān

Example

工厂通常有白班和夜班。gōng chǎng tōng cháng yǒu bái bān hé yè bān

Factories usually have day and night shifts.

Illustration for 白班 (day shift)

How to say “day shift” in Chinese

“Day shift” in Chinese is 白班 (bái bān).

A work team or duty period assigned to the part of the daily schedule when a workplace operates in daylight.

Full entry for 白班: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 白班

我这周轮到上白班。wǒ zhè zhōu lún dào shàng bái bān

This week, it's my turn to work the day shift.

Tips for using 白班

  • The term is useful in roster talk because it names a person's assigned period even when that period does not cover every daylight hour.

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