Chinese word

代班

Pronunciation

Pinyindài bān

Meaning

  • verbcover a shift

Example

明天你有事吗？我可以代班。míng tiān nǐ yǒu shì ma wǒ ké yǐ dài bān

Are you busy tomorrow? I can cover your shift.

Illustration for 代班 (cover a shift)

More examples

值班的人走了，我来代班。zhí bān de rén zǒu le wǒ lái dài bān

The person on duty left, so I will cover the shift.

Core concept

A temporary substitute takes over another worker's scheduled block and performs its duties.

Common phrases

  • 我来代班wǒ lái dài bān

    come in to cover the shift

  • 替他代班tì tā dài bān

    cover his shift

  • 晚上代班wǎn shàng dài bān

    cover the night shift

Similar words

替班tì bān: Fill in for another worker during that person's assigned work hours.
代替dài tì: Take another person or thing's place and perform its function.
接班jiē bān: Take over a work shift immediately after the earlier worker finishes.
换班huàn bān: Trade work shifts or turns with another person.

Definition in Chinese

在某一班次或时段里替代他人工作，完成该时段的具体职责，强调临时性和替代性。zài mǒu yì bān cì huò shí duàn lǐ tì dài tā rén gōng zuò wán chéng gāi shí duàn de jù tǐ zhí zé qiáng diào lín shí xìng hé tì dài xìng

Word origin

代 (dài, "replace") + 班 (bān, "work shift") forms a verb for replacing someone during one scheduled work period.

Usage tips

  • Because the verb names the substitute's action, the person doing the work is usually the subject, while the person being replaced is understood from context or named separately.

Other meanings

  • fill in for someoneverb

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