How to say “be on duty” in Chinese
be on duty
“Be on duty” in Chinese is 值班, zhí bān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
值班 is read zhí 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
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 直 zhí hints at the sound.
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 “值班”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 值班. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今天晚上我值班jīntiānwǎnshangwǒzhíbānI'm on duty tonight.
More words from the lesson “Department, shift, construction site”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be on duty” in Chinese?
“Be on duty” in Chinese is 值班, pinyin zhíbān.
What does 值班 mean?
值班 (zhíbān) means “be on duty”.
How do you write 值班?
值班 is 2 characters: 值 (zhí) — be worth; value; 班 (bān) — shift; class. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 值班?
值班 is read zhíbān. Tones: zhí — second tone, bān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be on duty” in the lesson “Department, shift, construction site”
This word is from the topic “Jobs and positions” of HSK 6. 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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