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加班

jiābān

to work overtime

A person working late
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Characters in this word

加 jiā

Strokes
5
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
力 strength, power 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

班 bān

Strokes
10
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 刂 knife 王 king, ruler
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 今晚要加班。 Jīnwǎn yào jiābān. I need to work overtime tonight.
  • 他又加班了。 Tā yòu jiābān le. He works overtime again.
  • 我不想加班。 Wǒ bù xiǎng jiābān. I do not want to work overtime.

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