Chinese Conversation · Level 38
90 words
Chinese word
值班
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhí bān
Meaning
- verbbe on duty
Example
今晚我和张老师一起值班。jīn wǎn wǒ hé zhāng lǎo shī yì qǐ zhí bān
Tonight, Teacher Zhang and I are on duty together.
More examples
医院要求医生轮流值班。yī yuàn yāo qiú yī shēng lún liú zhí bān
The hospital requires doctors to take turns being on duty.
Core concept
A person stays at a workplace through a rostered turn, ready to receive people or handle tasks.
Common phrases
正在值班zhèng zài zhí bān
be on duty
轮流值班lún liú zhí bān
take turns being on duty
值班到凌晨zhí bān dào líng chén
be on duty until early morning
Similar words
上班shàng bān: Attend work at the workplace during the hours set by the job.
轮班lún bān: Do the same duty in succession with others on a rotating schedule.
Definition in Chinese
在规定时间内在岗位上履行职责，按轮值安排负责看守、接待或处理事务。zài guī dìng shí jiān nèi zài gǎng wèi shàng lǚ xíng zhí zé àn lún zhí ān pái fù zé kān shǒu jiē dài huò chú lǐ shì wù
Word origin
值 (zhí, "carry out duty") + 班 (bān, "work shift") presents duty as one person's turn in an organized schedule.
Usage tips
- The assigned period can be overnight, on a weekend, or during a holiday, but the word itself refers to the scheduled responsibility rather than to a particular time of day.