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上班

shàng bān

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 2

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

shàng bān · soeng5 baan1 (Jyutping)

  1. to go to work
  2. to be on duty
  3. to start work
  4. to go to the office

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

上

Meaning
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
Radical
一
Strokes
3
Components
⿱⺊一
Cangjie
YM
Four-corner
2110.0

班

Meaning
class, group, grade; squad; job
Radical
王
Strokes
10
Components
⿲王刂王
Cangjie
MGILG
Four-corner
1111.4

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