English–Chinese
“swap shifts” in Chinese
How to say “swap shifts” in Chinese
“Swap shifts” in Chinese is 换班 (huàn bān).
One work shift moves from its original worker to another, or two workers trade their scheduled turns.
Example sentences with 换班
因为有事，我请同事帮我换班。yīn wèi yǒu shì wǒ qǐng tóng shì bāng wǒ huàn bān
I have something to do, so I asked my coworker to cover my shift.
Tips for using 换班
- Casual workplace requests commonly use this verb between coworkers, whereas an official schedule change made by management belongs to more formal scheduling language.
Other Chinese words for “swap shifts”
我和同事调班了，他替我上早班。wǒ hé tóng shì diào bān le tā tì wǒ shàng zǎo bān
My coworker and I swapped shifts, and he worked my morning shift.