加班

jiābān

verb HSK 4 #6,599

Meanings

1 to work overtime
2 to do extra shifts

Characters

shift; class; work period

Examples

他经常加班到很晚。

Tā jīngcháng jiābān dào hěn wǎn.

He often works overtime until very late.

今天又要加班了。

Jīntiān yòu yào jiābān le.

I have to work overtime again today.

周末加班有加班费吗？

Zhōumò jiābān yǒu jiābānfèi ma?

Is there overtime pay for working weekends?

Tips

culture

加班 culture is widespread in China. '996' (9 am – 9 pm, 6 days a week) became a controversial topic. 加班费 (overtime pay) and 加班文化 (overtime culture) are hot-button workplace issues.

Stroke Order

加 jiā

班 bān