How to say “go to work” in Chinese
go to work
“Go to work” in Chinese is 上班, shàng bān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
上班 is read shàng bān: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A stroke above a line.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “上班”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 上班. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我九点上班六点下班wǒjiǔdiǎnshàngbān,liùdiǎnxiàbānI start work at nine and finish at six.
- 我走路去上班wǒzǒulùqùshàngbānI walk to work.
- 我坐地铁去上班wǒzuòdìtiěqùshàngbānI take the subway to work.
- 我骑自行车上班。wǒqízìxíngchēshàngbānI ride my bike to work.
- 从明天起，我每天骑自行车上班。cóngmíngtiānqǐ,wǒměitiānqízìxíngchēshàngbānStarting tomorrow, I'll ride my bike to work every day.
- 根据公司的要求我们八点上班gēnjùgōngsīdeyāoqiú,wǒmenbādiǎnshàngbānAccording to company requirements, we start work at eight.
More words from the lesson “What do you do for work?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “go to work” in Chinese?
“Go to work” in Chinese is 上班, pinyin shàngbān.
What does 上班 mean?
上班 (shàngbān) means “go to work”.
How do you write 上班?
上班 is 2 characters: 上 (shàng) — top, on; 班 (bān) — shift; class. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 上班?
上班 is read shàngbān. Tones: shàng — fourth tone, bān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“go to work” in the lesson “What do you do for work?”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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