替班

tìbān

verb #35,642

Meanings

1 to substitute on a shift
2 to fill in for someone
3 to cover a shift

Characters

replace, substitute

Examples

HSK 1

他生病了，谁来替班？

Tā shēngbìng le, shéi lái tìbān?

He's sick - who will fill in for his shift?

HSK 2

今天我帮同事替班。

Jīntiān wǒ bāng tóngshì tìbān.

Today I'm covering a shift for a colleague.

Tips

usage

Compound of 替 (tì, to replace/substitute) + 班 (bān, shift/work rotation). Workplace vocabulary: factories, hospitals, restaurants, security. Compare 加班 (to work overtime), 值班 (to be on duty), 倒班 (rotating shifts).

Stroke Order

替 tì

班 bān