English–Chinese
“night shift” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinyè bān
Example
今天我上了夜班，很累。jīn tiān wǒ shàng le yè bān hěn lèi
Today I worked the night shift and feel very tired.
How to say “night shift” in Chinese
“Night shift” in Chinese is 夜班 (yè bān).
A scheduled work period that begins at night and continues into the early morning.
Example sentences with 夜班
他这个月经常要做夜班。tā zhè ge yuè jīng cháng yào zuò yè bān
This month, he often has to work the night shift.
Tips for using 夜班
- In conversational Chinese, the verb around this noun matters: it can show that a worker starts, swaps, or covers the duty, rather than the noun alone describing a time of day.